Rig Veda 9.98.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 98, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.98
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि नो वाजसातमं रयिमर्ष पुरुस्पृहम् । इन्दो सहस्रभर्णसं तुविद्युम्नं विभ्वासहम् ॥
Transliteration
abhí no vāja-sā́tamaṃ rayím arṣa puru-spṛ́ham | índo sahásra-bharṇasaṃ tuvi-dyumnáṃ vibhvā-sáham ||
Translation
Flow toward us, O Indu, the richest winning of force—stream to us the rayi much desired: a thousand-bearing plenitude, vast in luminous power, able to conquer all resistances.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (possessive/genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वाजसातमम्the best giver/winner of prizes
वाजसातमम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाजसातम (प्रातिपदिक; वाज+सातम)
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरयि
अर्षflow, stream (towards)
अर्ष:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootऋष् (अर्षति)
पुरुस्पृहम्much-desired, eagerly longed for
पुरुस्पृहम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरुस्पृह (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु+स्पृह)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्दु
सहस्रभर्णसम्having a thousand supports/bearings; richly sustaining
सहस्रभर्णसम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्रभर्णस (प्रातिपदिक; सहस्र+भर्णस)
तुविद्युम्नम्of abundant glory/splendour
तुविद्युम्नम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुविद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक; तुवि+द्युम्न)
विभ्वासहम्all-conquering, widely victorious
विभ्वासहम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविभ्वासह (प्रातिपदिक; विभ्वा+सह)
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