Rig Veda 9.106.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 106, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.106
Devata: Soma Pavamana (Soma in the act of purification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्मभ्यं गातुवित्तमो देवेभ्यो मधुमत्तमः । सहस्रं याहि पथिभिः कनिक्रदत् ॥
Transliteration
asmábhyaṃ gātuvíttamo devébhyo mádhumattamaḥ | sahásraṃ yāhi pathíbhiḥ kaníkradat ||
Translation
われらのために、道を得させる最上の導き手となれ。神々のために、最も甘露に満ちたものとなれ。千の道を行き、鋭く鳴り響け。
Word by Word
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गातुवित्तमःbest at finding the path / best guide
गातुवित्तमः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी)
TypeAdjective
Rootगातु-वित्तम (प्रातिपदिक; गातु ‘मार्ग/गमन’ + वित्त ‘प्राप्त/वित्त’)
देवेभ्यःto/for the gods
देवेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान (प्रायः) / अपादान (सम्भवतः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमत्तमःmost honeyed / sweetest
मधुमत्तमः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + मत्, तमत्-प्रत्यय)
सहस्रम्a thousand (times/steps)
सहस्रम्:
कर्म (गन्तव्य-परिमाण/दिशा-अर्थे)
TypeNoun/Adjectival numeral
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
याहिgo! / come!
याहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) ‘गच्छ’
पथिभिःby/along (the) paths
पथिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपथि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पथ्’)
कनिक्रदत्crying aloud / resounding
कनिक्रदत्:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी)
TypeVerb (present participle) / Kṛdanta
Root√क्रन्द् ‘क्रन्दने’ (रोदन/नाद)
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