Rig Veda 9.4.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 4, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.4
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तव क्रत्वा तवोतिभिर्ज्योक्पश्येम सूर्यम् । अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥
Transliteration
táva krátvā távótibhir jyók paśyema sū́ryam | áthā no vásyasas kṛdhi ||
Translation
By your effective will and by your helps may we behold the Sun for a long continuance; then shape us into the better being.
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
क्रत्वाby (your) power/will/resolve
क्रत्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतिभिःwith (your) helps/aids
ऊतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योक्for a long time; continually
ज्योक्:
अधिकारण (काल-अधिकारण) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootज्योक् (अव्यय)
पश्येमmay we see
पश्येम:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दृश्) (धातु)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अथthen; and then
अथ:
सम्बन्ध / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वस्यसःof the better; of greater good
वस्यसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive with कृधि: ‘make [us] of/into better…’)
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootवस्यस् (प्रातिपदिक; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण)
कृधिmake; do (for us)
कृधि:
(वाक्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (धातु)
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