Rig Veda 9.52.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 52, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.52
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तव प्रत्नेभिरध्वभिरव्यो वारे परि प्रियः । सहस्रधारो यात्तना ॥
Transliteration
táva pratnébhir ádhvabhir avyó vā́re pári priyáḥ | sahásra-dhāro yā́t tánā ||
Translation
Wzdłuż swych pradawnych ścieżek, o umiłowany, poruszasz się wokół wełnianego sita; o tysiącu strumieni, podążaj własnym torem bytu.
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्-)
प्रत्नैभिःwith the ancient (paths/means)
प्रत्नैभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रत्न- (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वभिःwith paths / journeys
अध्वभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अव्यःbelonging to the sheep (woolly) / of sheep
अव्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
वारेin the water / in the flood
वारे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवारि-/वार- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘water’/‘wave, flood’)
परिaround, all around
परि:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रियःthe dear one / beloved
प्रियः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used as noun/epithet)
Rootप्रिय- (प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्रधारःhaving a thousand streams
सहस्रधारः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootसहस्र- + धार- (समास: बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-भाव; ‘having a thousand streams’)
यात्तनाgoing forth / advancing
यात्तना:
कर्तृ
TypeVerbal adjective / participial form
Rootया (धातु) + त्तन (कृत्-प्रत्यय; Vedic kṛdanta)
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