Rig Veda 9.12.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 12, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.12
Devata: Indra (as recipient) with Soma as offering-power
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि विप्रा अनूषत गावो वत्सं न मातरः । इन्द्रं सोमस्य पीतये ॥
Transliteration
abhí víprā anūṣata gā́vo vatsáṃ ná mā́taraḥ | índraṃ sómasya pītáye ||
Translation
The inspired seers have cried out towards him; the rays of light gather as mothers about their calf—towards Indra, for the drinking of Soma, that the illumined force may be nourished in us.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
विप्राःinspired poets/priests
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अनूषतpraised, sang after (him)
अनूषत:
Kriyā (of Kartā: विप्राः)
TypeVerb
Rootनूष्/नुष् (धातु; स्तुति/शब्दे) + अनु-
गावःcows
गावः:
Kartā (2nd coordinated subject) / Anukartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
वत्सम्calf
वत्सम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
मातरःmothers
मातरः:
Kartā (in simile: ‘mothers’ as subject of implied verb ‘approach/low to’)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma (object of implied ‘praise/approach’)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पीतयेfor drinking
पीतये:
Sampradāna / Prayojana
TypeNoun
Rootपीति (प्रातिपदिक; from √पा ‘to drink’)
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