Rig Veda 9.28.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 28, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.28
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष वृषा कनिक्रदद्दशभिर्जामिभिर्यतः । अभि द्रोणानि धावति ॥
Transliteration
eṣá vṛ́ṣā kánikradad daśábhīr jāmíbhir yatáḥ | abhí dróṇāni dhāvati ||
Translation
Ta siła Byka ryczy, gdy jest pędzona przez dziesięć spokrewnionych mocy; biegnie ku naczyniom, napełniając przygotowane naczynia bytu.
Word by Word
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृषाthe bull; the potent one
वृषा:
कर्तृ (एषः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (used adjectivally)
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक) / वृष (PIE *wers- ‘to rain, be potent’)
कनिक्रदत्roars; cries aloud
कनिक्रदत्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ = एषः वृषा)
TypeVerb
Root√क्रन्द् (क्रन्दति ‘to cry/roar’) with intensive/reduplicated stem कनिक्रन्द-
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
करण
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
जामिभिःwith (his) kinsmen / kindred
जामिभिः:
करण (दशभिः सह)
TypeNoun
Rootजामि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘kinsman/related one; of the same stock’)
यतःfrom where; whence
यतः:
अपादान/अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध ("from where/whence")
TypeIndeclinable (relative adverb)
Rootयतस् (अव्यय; from relative base य-)
अभिtowards; unto
अभि:
दिशा/प्रवृत्ति-निर्देश (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्रोणानिthe vats/troughs (Soma-vessels)
द्रोणानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘trough/vat; Soma-vessel’)
धावतिrushes; runs
धावति:
क्रिया (कर्म = द्रोणानि)
TypeVerb
Root√धाव् (धावति ‘to run, rush’)
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