Rig Veda 9.67.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 67, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.67
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (the purifying Soma-current)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं सुष्वाणो अद्रिभिरभ्यर्ष कनिक्रदत् । द्युमन्तं शुष्ममुत्तमम् ॥
Transliteration
tvaṃ suṣvāṇó adríbhiḥ abhy àrṣa kaníkradat | dyumántaṃ śúṣmam uttamám ||
Translation
汝は搾り石によりよく搾られるとき、響きわたる叫びを発して、われらへと流れ来たる。光輝ある、至上の力（シュシュマ）を携えて。
Word by Word
त्वम्thou, you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सु-ष्वाणःwell-resounding, sounding loudly
सु-ष्वाणः:
कर्तृ (त्वम्-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√स्वन् (स्वनति ‘to sound, resound’) → ष्वाण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक); उपसर्ग: सु-
अद्रिभिःwith the pressing-stones
अद्रिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘stone, pressing-stone’
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
(क्रियाविशेषण; गत्यर्थ-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अर्षflow! rush forth!
अर्ष:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष्/अर्ष् (अर्षति ‘to flow, rush, stream’)
कनिक्रदत्roaring, with a roar
कनिक्रदत्:
(क्रियाविशेषण; अर्ष-क्रियायाः सहचर)
TypeVerb (finite, Vedic) / verbal form
Root√क्रन्द् (क्रन्दति ‘to cry, roar’) with reduplication: कनि-क्रद्
द्यु-मतम्radiant
द्यु-मतम्:
कर्म (शुष्मम्-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्यु-मत् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘bright, radiant’
शुष्मम्strength, might
शुष्मम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म (प्रातिपदिक) ‘strength, vigor, impetuous power’
उत्तमम्highest, supreme
उत्तमम्:
कर्म (शुष्मम्-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम (प्रातिपदिक) ‘highest, best’ (superlative)
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