Rig Veda 9.9.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 9, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.9
Devata: Soma (Pavamāna)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स सप्त धीतिभिर्हितो नद्यो अजिन्वदद्रुहः । या एकमक्षि वावृधुः ॥
Transliteration
sá saptá dhītíbhir hitó nádyo ajinvad adrúhaḥ | yā́ ékam ákṣi vāvṛdhuḥ ||
Translation
Dia, digerakkan oleh tujuh ilham, menggerakkan sungai-sungai yang tidak mengkhianati Kebenaran—mereka yang membesarkan satu Mata penglihatan.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
—
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootसप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
धीतिभिःwith (his) thoughts/insights/hymnic inspirations
धीतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधीति (प्रातिपदिक; √धी/√ध्यै ‘to think, to meditate’ से)
हितःset in motion / impelled / established
हितः:
कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootहित (कृदन्त; √धा ‘to place’ → धित/हित ‘placed, set, impelled’)
नद्यःrivers
नद्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनदी (प्रातिपदिक)
अजिन्वत्impelled / set (them) in motion
अजिन्वत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√जिव्/√जिन् (Vedic) ‘to set in motion, impel, quicken’
अद्रुहःnon-hostile / unharming
अद्रुहः:
कर्तृ (कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्रुह् (प्रातिपदिक; a- + द्रुह् ‘injuring, hostile’)
याःwhich (rivers)
याः:
कर्तृ
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एकम्one
एकम्:
कर्म (वावृधुः इत्यस्य)
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootएक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
अक्षिeye (single eye)
अक्षि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
वावृधुःthey have made grow / they strengthened
वावृधुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् ‘to grow, increase, strengthen’
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