Rig Veda 9.97.50: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 50
Sukta 9.97
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seers (generic)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; confirm by scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि वस्त्रा सुवसनान्यर्षाभि धेनूः सुदुघाः पूयमानः । अभि चन्द्रा भर्तवे नो हिरण्याभ्यश्वान्रथिनो देव सोम ॥
Transliteration
abhí vástrā suvasanā́ny arṣā́bhí dhenū́ḥ sudúghāḥ pūyámānaḥ | abhí candrā́ bhártave no híraṇyā́bhy áśvān rathíno deva soma ||
Translation
輝く衣へと流れよ、よく装われた諸力へと流れよ——清められながら、乳を豊かに与える牝牛らへと流れよ。われらが担うための光り輝く宝へと流れよ、黄金の充溢へと流れよ。さらに、迅き馬らへ、戦車の力へと流れよ、神なるソーマよ。
Word by Word
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वस्त्राणिgarments, cloths
वस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवसनानिgood garments, well-clad (things)
सुवसनानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु-वसन (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्षflow! rush!
अर्ष:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootऋष् (धातु)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धेनूःmilch-cows
धेनूः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदुघाःwell-milking, yielding well
सुदुघाः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दुघ (प्रातिपदिक)
पूयमानःbeing purified
पूयमानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootपू (धातु) + य (प्रत्यय) → पूयमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चन्द्राःbright (ones), shining (things)
चन्द्राः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
भर्तवेto bear/support, to bring (for bearing)
भर्तवे:
Prayojana (purpose)
TypeVerb (infinitive)
Rootभृ (धातु) → भर्तृ/भर्तव्य?; here infinitive भर्तवे
नःfor us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
हिरण्याःgolden (ones), gold (things)
हिरण्याः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootहिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अश्वान्horses
अश्वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
रथिनःchariot-possessing, charioteers
रथिनः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरथिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवO god
देव:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
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