Rig Veda 9.10.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 10, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.10
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हिन्वानासो रथा इव दधन्विरे गभस्त्योः । भरासः कारिणामिव ॥
Transliteration
hinvānā́so ráthā iva dadhanviré gábhastyoḥ | bhárāsaḥ kāríṇām iva ||
Translation
രഥങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ പ്രേരിതരായി, അവർ (ദിവ്യഗ്രഹണത്തിന്റെ) രണ്ടു കൈകളിൽ തങ്ങളെ വ്യാപിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; അവർ ഭാരവാഹികൾ—ശില്പികളുപോലെ, ആനന്ദ-രസത്തിന്റെ തത്ത്വം രൂപപ്പെടുത്തി രൂപത്തിൽ ധരിക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
हि॒न्वा॒नासःimpelling, setting in motion (they)
हि॒न्वा॒नासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√ह्नु/√हिनु (प्रेरणे) → हिन्वान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
रथाःchariots
रथाः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ) / Adhikaraṇa (उपमा-निर्देशे)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
दधन्विरेthey sped/ran forth
दधन्विरे:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धन्व्/√धनु (वेगगमने/धावने; वैदिक) → दधन्विरे
गभस्त्योःin/at the two hands; in the two rays/arms
गभस्त्योः:
Adhikaraṇa (स्थाने/आश्रये) / सम्बन्ध (षष्ठ्यर्थे)
TypeNoun
Rootगभस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
भरासःloads, burdens
भरासः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ) / Adhikaraṇa (उपमा-निर्देशे)
TypeNoun
Rootभरस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भार/वहन’ अथवा ‘भरण’)
कारिणाम्of the doers/workers
कारिणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootकारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; √कृ ‘to do/make’ + इन्)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
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