Rig Veda 9.77.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 77, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.77
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (plural indavaḥ)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते नः पूर्वास उपरास इन्दवो महे वाजाय धन्वन्तु गोमते । ईक्षेण्यासो अह्यो न चारवो ब्रह्मब्रह्म ये जुजुषुर्हविर्हविः ॥
Transliteration
té naḥ pū́rvāsa úparāsa índavo mahé vā́jāya dhanvantu gó-mate | īkṣeṇyā́so ahyò na cā́ravo bráhma-brahma yé jujuṣúr havír-haviḥ ||
Translation
われらのために、先なるものも後なるものも、ソーマの滴たちよ、光線に富む大いなる力の充溢へと駆けよ。見えやすく、蛇のごとく敏捷に走る者たち――マントラごとに供物を、供物ごとにマントラを受け入れる彼らが、われらの内にマントラ重ねて進みゆかんことを。
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वासःthe earlier/foremost ones
पूर्वासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
उपरासःthe later/upper ones
उपरासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootउपर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘upper, later’)
इन्दवःSoma-drops
इन्दवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
महेfor the great (one/goal)
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजायfor strength/prize
वाजाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
धन्वन्तुlet them speed/stream
धन्वन्तु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधन्व् (धातु; ‘to run/stream, speed’)
गोमतेfor the cow-rich (one/wealth)
गोमते:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
ईक्षण्याःsplendid/visible ones
ईक्षण्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootईक्षण्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘to be looked at, splendid’)
अह्यःa serpent
अह्यः:
(उपमान/विशेष्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअहि (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike/as
न:
(सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
चारवःbeautiful, dear
चारवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मब्रह्मthe sacred formulation—again and again
ब्रह्मब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जुजुषुःhave delighted in / have accepted
जुजुषुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु; ‘to enjoy, be pleased with, accept’)
हविःthe oblation
हविः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
हविःthe oblation (again)
हविः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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