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Rig Veda 9.90.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 90, Mantra 1

Sukta 9.90

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (approaching Indra)

प्र हिन्वानो जनिता रोदस्यो रथो न वाजं सनिष्यन्नयासीत् । इन्द्रं गच्छन्नायुधा संशिशानो विश्वा वसु हस्तयोरादधानः ॥

prá hinvānáḥ janitā́ ródasyo rathó ná vā́jaṃ saniṣyánn ayāsīt | índraṃ gáchann ā́yudhā saṃśiśānáḥ víśvā vásu hástayor ā́dadhānaḥ ||

Urged forward, the begetter of the two worlds advances like a chariot seeking the plenitude of force. Going to Indra, sharpening his weapons, he sets all treasures in his two hands—ready for the act of victorious giving.

प्रforth, forward
प्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
हिindeed, for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (nipāta)
इन्वानःimpelling, driving on
इन्वानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√इ (इण्/इन्व्) ‘to set in motion, impel’
जनिताbegetter, producer
जनिता:
Kartā (apposition to subject)
TypeNoun (agent)
Root√जन् ‘to beget, produce’
रोदस्योःof the two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदस्योः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (prātipadika) ‘heaven-and-earth’
रथःchariot
रथः:
Kartā (simile-base)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (prātipadika)
like, as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (nipāta)
वाजम्prize, strength, (victory-)booty
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (prātipadika)
सनिष्यन्seeking to win
सनिष्यन्:
Kartā (qualifying the subject)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√सन् ‘to win, gain’
अयासीत्went, advanced
अयासीत्:
Kriyā (main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√या ‘to go’ (with preverb आ- in sense)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma (goal/object of motion)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
गच्छन्going, approaching
गच्छन्:
Kartā (concomitant action)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√गम् ‘to go’
आयुधाwith weapons
आयुधा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआयुध (prātipadika)
संशिशानःhaving sharpened (himself), well-whetted
संशिशानः:
Kartā (qualifying the subject)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√शा/√शि (शिश्) ‘to sharpen, whet’ with सं-
विश्वाall (things)
विश्वा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (prātipadika)
वसुgoods, riches
वसु:
Karma (in apposition to ‘विश्वा’)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (prātipadika)
हस्तयोःin (his) two hands
हस्तयोः:
Adhikaraṇa (locus: ‘in the two hands’)
TypeNoun
Rootहस्त (prātipadika)
आदधानःplacing, bestowing, putting
आदधानः:
Kartā (qualifying the subject)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√धा ‘to place’ with आ-

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