Rig Veda 9.2.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 2, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.2
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ वच्यस्व महि प्सरो वृषेन्दो द्युम्नवत्तमः । आ योनिं धर्णसिः सदः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ vácyasva máhi psáro vṛ́ṣendo dyumnávat-tamaḥ | ā́ yóniṃ dharṇasíḥ sádaḥ ||
Translation
ਹੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਪ੍ਸਰः, ਹੇ ਵ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਭ-ਸਮਾਨ ਇੰਦੂ, ਦ੍ਯੁਮਨ ਨਾਲ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਤੇਜਸਵੀ! ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਉਚਾਰਿਆ ਜਾ; ਅਤੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਯਜ੍ਞ ਦੇ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ੍ਹ-ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਸਦਨ ਵਿੱਚ, ਯੋਨੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆ ਕੇ ਆਸਨ ਗ੍ਰਹਣ ਕਰ।
Word by Word
आhither, forth (towards)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
वच्यस्वbe spoken/proclaimed (addressed)
वच्यस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वच्—भाषणे)
महिmightily, greatly
महि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिकम्; महत्-सम्बद्धम्)
प्सरःspray/foam, flowing stream (of Soma)
प्सरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
वृषेन्दोO bull-like Indu (Soma)
वृषेन्दो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् + इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक-द्वन्द्व/समासः; संबोधन-रूपम्)
द्यु॒म्नवत्तमःmost splendid, most radiant
द्यु॒म्नवत्तमः:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootद्यु॒म्नवत् (प्रातिपदिकम्) + तमप् (उत्तमत्वे)
आto, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
योनिम्to the womb/source, to the seat (vat)
योनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिकम्)
धर्णसिःof the support/firm base; of the sustaining place
धर्णसिः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootधर्णसि (प्रातिपदिकम्; वैदिकम्)
सदःseat, session; sacrificial hall
सदः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसदस् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
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