Rig Veda 9.78.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 78, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.78
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एतानि सोम पवमानो अस्मयुः सत्यानि कृण्वन्द्रविणान्यर्षसि । जहि शत्रुमन्तिके दूरके च य उर्वीं गव्यूतिमभयं च नस्कृधि ॥
Transliteration
etā́ni soma pávamāno asma-yúḥ satyā́ni kṛṇván dráviṇāny arṣasi | jahí śátrum antiké dūráke ca yá urvī́ṃ gavyū́tim ábhayaṃ ca naḥ kṛdhi ||
Translation
ソーマよ、汝が自らを清めつつ、われらを慕いて流れるとき、これらを真実ならしめ、財宝を奔り来たらしむ。敵を、近きにも遠きにも、撃ち滅ぼせ。われらのために、光の広き牧場と、無畏の境地とを備えよ。
Word by Word
एतानिthese
एतानि:
कर्म (of कृण्वन्)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootएतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
पवमानःpurifying, being purified
पवमानः:
कर्तृ (of अर्षसि / कृण्वन्)
TypeParticiple (present middle; used as adjective/noun)
Rootपू (धातु) → पवमान (वर्तमानकृदन्त, शतृ/शानच्)
अस्मयुःwell-disposed to us
अस्मयुः:
कर्तृ (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्मयु (prātipadika; ‘friendly to us’)
सत्यानिtrue (things), truths
सत्यानि:
कर्म (of कृण्वन्)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootसत्य (prātipadika)
कृण्वन्making, effecting
कृण्वन्:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (present active)
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृण्वन्त् (वर्तमानकृदन्त, शतृ)
द्रविणानिwealthes, riches
द्रविणानि:
कर्म (of अर्षसि)
TypeNoun
Rootद्रविण (prātipadika)
अर्षसिyou flow, you stream
अर्षसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootऋष्/अर्ष् (धातु ‘to flow, move swiftly’)
जहिslay
जहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (imperative)
Rootहन् (धातु)
शत्रुम्the enemy
शत्रुम्:
कर्म (of जहि)
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु (prātipadika)
अन्तिकेnearby
अन्तिके:
अधिकरण (location: ‘near’)
TypeAdjective used adverbially / locative noun
Rootअन्तिक (prātipadika)
दूरकेfar away
दूरके:
अधिकरण (location: ‘far’)
TypeAdjective used adverbially / locative noun
Rootदूरक (prātipadika)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (avyaya)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (of implied ‘is/acts’ in relative clause; coreferential with शत्रुम्)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
उर्वीम्wide, broad
उर्वीम्:
कर्म (of नस्कृधि)
TypeAdjective (f.)
Rootउर्वी (prātipadika)
गव्यूतिम्cattle-path / pasture-range
गव्यूतिम्:
कर्म (of नस्कृधि)
TypeNoun
Rootगव्यूति (prātipadika; ‘cattle-track, pasture-way, grazing-ground’)
अभयम्fearlessness, security
अभयम्:
कर्म (of नस्कृधि)
TypeNoun/Adjective (neut.)
Rootअभय (prātipadika)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (avyaya)
नस्कृधिprocure for us / grant us
नस्कृधि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb (imperative; Vedic compound-verb)
Rootनस् + कृ (धातु) → नस्कृधि (Vedic: ‘make/bring to us’)
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