Rig Veda 9.42.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 42, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.42
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि विश्वानि वार्याभि देवाँ ऋतावृधः । सोमः पुनानो अर्षति ॥
Transliteration
abhí víśvāni vā́ryā́bhí devā́n ṛtā-vṛ́dhaḥ | sómaḥ punānó arṣati ||
Translation
ಎಲ್ಲ ವರಣೀಯ ವರಗಳ ಮೇಲೂ, ಋತದಿಂದ ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗುವ ದೇವರ ಮೇಲೂ—ಸ್ವಯಂ-ಶುದ್ಧನಾಗುವ ಸೋಮನು ಹರಿದು ಮುಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Word by Word
अ॒भिtowards, over, upon
अ॒भि:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/व्याप्ति-सूचक) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
विश्वानिall (things)
विश्वानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (सर्व)
वार्याणिchoice goods, valuables, treasures
वार्याणि:
Karma (विश्वानि इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन)
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantive)
Rootवार्य (वृ/वर् + य; ‘वरणीय/उत्तम/धन’)
अ॒भिtowards, over
अ॒भि:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/व्याप्ति-सूचक) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दे॒वान्the gods
दे॒वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
ऋ॒तावृधःupholding/increasing ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋ॒तावृधः:
Kartā (देवानाम् विशेषणम्) / समनाधिकरण
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootऋतावृध (ऋत + वृध ‘वर्ध्’)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
पुनानःbeing purified, purifying himself
पुनानः:
Kartā (सोमस्य विशेषणम्) / क्रियाविशेषण-भावः
TypeParticiple
Rootपू (धातु) → पुनान (शानच्, आत्मनेपद-वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अर्षतिrushes, flows
अर्षति:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootऋष् (गत्यर्थः) / अर्ष् (Vedic: ‘to rush/flow’)
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Vedic Cosmology
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