Rig Veda 9.106.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 106, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.106
Devata: Indra (empowered by Soma)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्येदिन्द्रो मदेष्वा ग्राभं गृभ्णीत सानसिम् । वज्रं च वृषणं भरत्समप्सुजित् ॥
Transliteration
asyéd índro mádeṣv ā́ grābháṃ gṛbhṇīta sānasím | vájraṃ ca vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ bharat sám apsujít ||
Translation
インドラはこのソーマの恍惚のうちに、勝利をもたらす把握（grābha）をつかみ、成就（sānasi）を得る。彼は雷の金剛（vajra）と雄牛の力（vṛṣaṇa）とを携え来たる—水のうちに勝つ者（apsujit）。力と正しき運行とを結び、光の勝利へと導く。
Word by Word
अस्यof this (Soma)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य (षष्ठी) रूप
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मदेषुin the exhilarations / intoxications
मदेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ग्राभम्a grasp / seizure (object to be taken)
ग्राभम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootग्राभ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘seizing, grasp’ / ‘handle’)
गृभ्णीतlet him seize / may he take
गृभ्णीत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु) → गृभ्णी- (वेदिक वर्तमान-प्रत्यय)
सानसिम्the gain / the prize
सानसिम्:
कर्म (apposition to ग्राभम्)
TypeNoun
Rootसानसि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘winning, gain, prize’)
वज्रम्the thunderbolt
वज्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
वृषणम्the bull(-like one) / the mighty (weapon)
वृषणम्:
कर्म (co-ordinate with वज्रम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bull, virile one’)
भरत्let him bear / bring
भरत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु) → भरत्
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘water’)
जित्victorious; winning (in/over) the waters
जित्:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootजि (धातु) → जित् (कृदन्त; ‘conquering, victorious’)
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