Rig Veda 9.24.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 24, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.24
Devata: Soma Pavamāna with Indra as goal/recipient
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि गावो अधन्विषुरापो न प्रवता यतीः । पुनाना इन्द्रमाशत ॥
Transliteration
abhí gā́vo adhanviṣur ā́po ná pravátā yatī́ḥ | punānā́ índram ā́śata ||
Translation
ព្រះអាទិត្យបានហូរទៅរកទ្រង់ ដូចទឹកហូរចុះពីលើភ្នំ ដោយសំអាតខ្លួនឯង ពួកគេទៅដល់ព្រះឥន្ទ្រ - មកដល់អ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងនៃចិត្តដោយថាមពលដែលបានជម្រះ។
Word by Word
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि- (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गावःthe cows
गावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अधन्विषुःrushed, sped
अधन्विषुः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootधन्विष् (धातु; धन्विषँ/धन्विष् = वेगं/शीघ्रं गमनम्, ‘to rush, speed’)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
प्रवताalong the slope, downhill
प्रवता:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ढाल/उतार’)
यतीःmoving, going
यतीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootयती (प्रातिपदिक; ‘going, moving’)
पुनानाःpurifying (themselves), being purified
पुनानाः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective) / Kṛdanta
Rootपू (धातु; पूञ् पवने ‘to purify’) → पुनान (वर्तमानकृदन्त)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आशतreached, attained
आशत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (धातु; अश्नुते/अश् = ‘to reach, attain’) + आ- (उपसर्ग)
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