Rig Veda 9.15.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 15, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.15
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष रुक्मिभिरीयते वाजी शुभ्रेभिरंशुभिः । पतिः सिन्धूनां भवन् ॥
Transliteration
eṣá rukmíbhir īyate vājī́ śubhrébhi raṃśúbhiḥ | pátiḥ síndhūnāṃ bhávan ||
Translation
Soma ini mara berhias kilau keemasan, pembawa kelimpahan daya dengan sinar-sinarnya yang terang; menjadi tuan bagi aliran-aliran—penguasa tenaga yang mengalir dalam diri kita.
Word by Word
एषःthis (one), he
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (Demonstrative)
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष
रुक्मिभिःwith the golden (ornaments), with the gold-adorned
रुक्मिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootरुक्मिन् (प्रातिपदिक; रुक्म ‘gold/ornament’ + -इन्)
ईयतेmoves, goes, is driven
ईयते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√इ (इण्) ‘to go, move’
वाजीthe racer, vigorous one
वाजी:
Kartā (एषः … वाजी) / Apposition
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक; वाज ‘strength/prize/food’ + -इन्)
शुभ्रेभिःwith bright, pure (ones)
शुभ्रेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अंशुभिःwith rays/streams (of Soma)
अंशुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअंशु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ray, filament’; in Soma-hymns also ‘stalk/stream’)
पतिःlord, master
पतिः:
Kartā (भवन्) / Apposition
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
सिन्धूनाम्of the rivers/streams
सिन्धूनाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
भवन्becoming, being
भवन्:
Kartā (participial predicate of एषः/वाजी/पतिः)
TypeVerbal adjective (present participle)
Root√भू ‘to be, become’ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
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