Rig Veda 9.58.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 58, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.58
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उस्रा वेद वसूनां मर्तस्य देव्यवसः । तरत्स मन्दी धावति ॥
Transliteration
usrā́ veda vásūnāṃ mártasya devyávasaḥ | tárat sá mandī́ dhāvati ||
Translation
その輝けるものは、神の加護を求める死すべき者のための諸々の富を知る。越え、打ち勝ちつつ――歓喜に満ちた流れは走る。
Word by Word
उ॒स्राःthe bright ones / dawn-rays (or cows)
उ॒स्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootउ॒स्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उषस्/उष्र’ से संबद्ध, ‘प्रभात/किरण/गौएँ’ अर्थ-क्षेत्र)
वेदknows / finds
वेद:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)
वसूनाम्of the riches / goods
वसूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्तस्यof the mortal
मर्तस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
देव्यवसःhaving divine aid / under divine favor
देव्यवसः:
विशेषण (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootदेव्यवस् (प्रातिपदिक; देवि + वस् ‘उत्तम सहायता/अनुग्रह’—‘divine help/aid’)
तरत्may he cross over / let him pass
तरत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ (तॄ प्लवने/तरणे)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मन्दीgladdened / eager
मन्दी:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (used substantively/epithet)
Rootमन्दी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मन्द’ से—‘उत्साही/आनन्दित/प्रेरित’)
धावतिruns / hastens
धावति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धाव् (धावँ गतिशुद्ध्योः/धावने)
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