Rig Veda 9.86.42 — Mandala 9, Sukta 86, Mantra 42
Sukta 9.86
Rishi: Unknown/Composite Soma-Pavamāna tradition
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सो अग्रे अह्नां हरिर्हर्यतो मदः प्र चेतसा चेतयते अनु द्युभिः । द्वा जना यातयन्नन्तरीयते नरा च शंसं दैव्यं च धर्तरि ॥
Transliteration
só agré ahnā́ṃ hárir haryató mádaḥ prá cetasā cetayatát ánu dyúbhiḥ | dvā́ jánā yātáyann antárīyate nárā ca śáṃsaṃ daivyáṃ ca dhártari ||
Translation
彼――輝ける者――は日々の先頭に立ち、黄金のものを駆り立てる恍惚（mada）として、覚知の心によって目覚め、天の光々に従って進む。二つの民のあいだを往来し導く――人の言葉と神々の讃歌とは、担い手のうちに共に保たれる。
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रेat first, in the beginning
अग्रे:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial loc.)
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अह्नाम्of the days
अह्नाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
हरिःthe tawny one (Soma)
हरिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
हर्यतःof the eager/tawny (one)
हर्यतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्यत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘desirable/impetuous, tawny-going’)
मदःintoxication, exhilaration
मदः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
चेतसाwith (his) mind/intent
चेतसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चेतयतत्he/it roused, made (them) aware
चेतयतत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootचेतय् (धातु; √चित्/चेत् ‘to perceive, make aware’)
अनुalong, following
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्युभिःwith the days / with the lights
द्युभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootद्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘day/sky/light’)
द्वाtwo
द्वा:
कर्तृ
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
जनौpersons, peoples
जनौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
यातयन्driving/impelling
यातयन्:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootयातय् (धातु; √यत्/यातय् ‘to set in motion, drive, impel’)
अन्तरीयतेmoves in between, goes between
अन्तरीयते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअन्तर् + ई (धातु; √इ ‘to go’ with preverb antar-)
नराtwo men (e.g., divine pair)
नरा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
शंसम्praise, proclamation
शंसम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशंस (प्रातिपदिक)
दैव्यम्divine
दैव्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
धर्तरिin/at the supporter (bearer)
धर्तरि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootधर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘supporter, bearer’)
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