Rig Veda 9.79.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 79, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.79
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवा त इन्दो सुभ्वं सुपेशसं रसं तुञ्जन्ति प्रथमा अभिश्रियः । निदंनिदं पवमान नि तारिष आविस्ते शुष्मो भवतु प्रियो मदः ॥
Transliteration
evā́ ta indo subhvā́ṃ su-péśasaṃ rásaṃ tuñjanti prathamā́ abhi-śríyaḥ | nídaṃ-nidaṃ pavamāna ní tāriṣa āvís te śúṣmo bhavatu priyó mádaḥ ||
Translation
かくて、インドゥよ、最初の輝きが汝の精髄を搾り出す――吉祥にして、姿よく美しく整ったものを。浄めゆく者よ、段から段へとわれらを渡らせよ；汝の力を顕し、愛しき陶酔がわれらのうちに現れよ。
Word by Word
एवाthus, just so
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात) + आ (उपसर्ग/निपात) → एवा (वैदिक)
तेto/for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
सु-भ्वम्good being/strength (goodly essence)
सु-भ्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभू/भ्व (धातु) → भ्व (कृदन्त-आधार) ; सु- (उपसर्ग)
सु-पेशसम्well-formed, beautiful
सु-पेशसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपेशस् (प्रातिपदिक) ; सु- (उपसर्ग)
रसम्juice, sap
रसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरस (प्रातिपदिक)
तुञ्जन्तिthey press/impel
तुञ्जन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतुञ्ज् (धातु; ‘to press/impel, drive on’)
प्रथमाḥthe foremost (ones)
प्रथमाḥ:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
अभि-श्रियःthe (approaching) splendours / fair ones
अभि-श्रियः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक; ‘splendour, beauty, prosperity’) ; अभि- (उपसर्ग)
निदं-निदम्again and again, at every turn
निदं-निदम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिदं (अव्यय/अनुकरण; पुनरुक्ति)
पवमानO purifying one (Soma)
पवमान:
सम्बोधन
TypeParticiple (epithet)
Rootपू (धातु ‘to purify’) → पवमान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय; वर्तमान कृदन्त)
निdown, forth (intensifier with verb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
तारिषःmay you carry (us) across / do you bring through
तारिषः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (धातु ‘to cross over, carry through’)
आविःmanifest, openly
आविः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआविस्/आविः (अव्यय)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शुष्मःmight, vigor
शुष्मः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशुष्म (प्रातिपदिक)
भवतुlet it be
भवतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
प्रियःdear, beloved
प्रियः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
मदःintoxication, exhilaration
मदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
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