Rig Veda 9.14.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 14, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.14
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
परि दिव्यानि मर्मृशद्विश्वानि सोम पार्थिवा । वसूनि याह्यस्मयुः ॥
Transliteration
pári divyā́ni marmṛśad víśvāni soma pā́rthivā | vásūni yāhy asmayúḥ ||
Translation
天なる秘奥をめぐり触れ、また地なる万有をも遍く触れて呼び覚ます、ソーマよ。われらを慕いて来たり、富を携えよ――光と力の充満を。
Word by Word
परिaround, all around
परि:
Adhikaraṇa (परितः/समन्तात्—क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दिव्यानिheavenly, divine (things)
दिव्यानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य- (प्रातिपदिक; दिव् ‘द्युत्/स्वर्ग’)
मर्मृशत्touched, brushed over
मर्मृशत्:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमृश् (धातु; ‘स्पृश्/मर्शने’)
विश्वानिall (things), everything
विश्वानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन; कर्तृ-प्रेरणासम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
पार्थिवाearthly (things)
पार्थिवा:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपार्थिव- (प्रातिपदिक; पृथिवी-सम्बन्धी)
वसूनिgoods, riches
वसूनि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु- (प्रातिपदिक)
याहिgo, come
याहि:
Kriyā (आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु; ‘गत्यर्थे’)
अस्मयुःunproud, not scornful (friendly)
अस्मयुः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि—सोमः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्मयु- (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + स्मयु ‘हास/अहङ्कार/उपहास’ → ‘अस्मयु’)
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