Rig Veda 9.21.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 21, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.21
Devata: Soma (indavaḥ)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वृथा क्रीळन्त इन्दवः सधस्थमभ्येकमित् । सिन्धोरूर्मा व्यक्षरन् ॥
Transliteration
vṛ́thā krī́ḷanta índavaḥ sadhástham abhyékam ít | síndhor ūrmā́ vyàkṣaran ||
Translation
Dalam permainan bebas, titisan-titisan Soma bersukaria; mereka mengalir bersama menuju satu tempat duduk yang sama; dan seperti gelombang sungai mereka tercurah dan meluas.
Word by Word
वृथाvainly, idly
वृथा:
Adhikaraṇa (रीत्यर्थे/प्रकारे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृथा (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
क्रीळन्तःplaying, sporting
क्रीळन्तः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootक्रीळ् (धातु; क्रीड्/क्रीळ् ‘to play, sport’)
इन्दवःthe Soma drops
इन्दवः:
Kartā (क्रीळन्तः/व्यक्षरन् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Soma-drop’)
सधस्थम्the seat/abode (the place)
सधस्थम्:
Karma (गत्यर्थे/अभिगमनस्य लक्ष्यं)
TypeNoun
Rootसधस्थ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘common seat/abode, place’)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
एकम्one, single
एकम्:
Karma (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात/अव्यय; emphatic particle)
सिन्धोःof/from the river (Sindhu/stream)
सिन्धोः:
Apādāna (उद्गम/निर्गमन-सम्बन्धे: ‘from/of the river/stream’)
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्माthe wave
ऊर्मा:
Kartā (व्यक्षरन् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wave’)
विapart, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अक्षरन्they flowed, they streamed
अक्षरन्:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootक्षर् (धातु; ‘to flow, melt, run’)
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