Rig Veda 9.98.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 98, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.98
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
परि ष्य सुवानो अक्षा इन्दुरव्ये मदच्युतः । धारा य ऊर्ध्वो अध्वरे भ्राजा नैति गव्ययुः ॥
Transliteration
pári ṣyá suvāná akṣā índur avyé máda-cyutaḥ | dhā́rā yá ūrdhvó adhvaré bhrā́jā ná eti gavyayúḥ ||
Translation
पिळलेला इन्दु लोकरमधून प्रवाहित होतो; त्याचा मद (आनंद-रस) च्युत होत नाही. अध्वरात (यज्ञात) जी धारा वर उगवते, ती तेजस्वी होऊन जाते—गव्ययु, प्रकाश-गवांचा शोध घेत.
Word by Word
परिaround, all around
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ष्यhe (this one)
ष्य:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootस्य (एष/सः-प्रातिपदिकस्य एन्क्लिटिक-रूपम्)
सुवानःbeing pressed/expressed (Soma)
सुवानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√सु (सुनोति) / सु- (धातु)
अक्षाःaxles; (fig.) wheels/axles
अक्षाः:
Kartā (सहकर्ता/अन्वय-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootअक्ष (प्रातिपदिकम्)
इन्दुःIndu, the Soma-drop
इन्दुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अव्येin/through the sheep’s wool (filter)
अव्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअव्य (प्रातिपदिकम्)
मदच्युतःnot letting the exhilaration/intoxication fall away; unfailing in rapture
मदच्युतः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमद + √च्युत (√च्यु ‘to fall/move’), समासः
धाराthe stream
धारा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिकम्)
यःwho/which
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
ऊर्ध्वःupright, rising
ऊर्ध्वः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिकम्)
अध्वरेin the sacrifice/ritual
अध्वरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिकम्)
भ्राजाwith brilliance, shiningly
भ्राजा:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootभ्राज् (प्रातिपदिकम्/कृदन्ताधारित-विशेषणम्)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
एतिgoes, moves
एति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√इ (एति)
गव्ययुःseeking cows/cattle; cow-winning
गव्ययुः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootगव्य + यु (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘यु’ = इच्छु/याचक/यु-प्रत्ययान्तः)
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