Rig Veda 9.78.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 78, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.78
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
गोजिन्नः सोमो रथजिद्धिरण्यजित्स्वर्जिदब्जित्पवते सहस्रजित् । यं देवासश्चक्रिरे पीतये मदं स्वादिष्ठं द्रप्समरुणं मयोभुवम् ॥
Transliteration
go-jín naḥ sómo ratha-jíd hiraṇyá-jít svaḥ-jíd abjít pavate sahasra-jít | yáṃ devā́saś cakriré pītáye mádaṃ svā́diṣṭhaṃ drápsam aruṇáṃ mayo-bhúvam ||
Translation
われらのソーマは流れる――牛を得る勝者、戦車を得る勝者、黄金の充溢を得る勝者、光輝の天界を得る勝者、水を得る勝者、千の力を得る勝者として。神々は彼を飲むための歓喜（マダ）として造り上げた――最も甘き一滴、暁の力に赤く、安楽をもたらす者として。
Word by Word
गो-जित्winning cows; cow-conquering
गो-जित्:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootगो + √जि (जये)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-
रथ-जित्winning chariots
रथ-जित्:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootरथ + √जि
हिindeed / for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
हिरण्य-जित्winning gold
हिरण्य-जित्:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्य + √जि
स्वः-जित्winning heaven
स्वः-जित्:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वः (स्वर्ग) + √जि
अप्-जित्winning the waters
अप्-जित्:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootअप् (जल) + √जि
पवतेpurifies/flows
पवते:
क्रिया (Kartā = सोमः)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते, शुद्धौ/प्रवाहे)
सहस्र-जित्winning a thousand (richly victorious)
सहस्र-जित्:
Kartā-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र + √जि
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma (चक्रिरे इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
देवासःthe gods
देवासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चक्रिरेhave made / fashioned
चक्रिरे:
क्रिया (Kartā = देवासः; Karma = यम्)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे)
पीतयेfor drinking
पीतये:
Sampradāna (purpose: for drinking)
TypeNoun
Rootपीति- (√पा ‘पाने’ से) / पीत- (पान)
मदम्intoxicating exhilaration / rapture
मदम्:
Karma (पीतये—‘to drink’ implied)
TypeNoun
Rootमद-
स्वादिष्ठम्most sweet
स्वादिष्ठम्:
Karma-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वादिष्ठ- (स्वादु- का अतिशय)
द्रप्सम्drop; Soma-drop
द्रप्सम्:
Karma (यम्—सोमं द्रप्सरूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootद्रप्स-
अरुणम्ruddy; tawny
अरुणम्:
Karma-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुण-
मयः-भुवम्bringing delight; welfare-bestowing
मयः-भुवम्:
Karma-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootमयस् (आनन्द/सुख) + भू- (भवति)
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