Rig Veda 8.94.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 94, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.94
Devata: Maruts/associated luminous powers (sūrayaḥ) within Soma hymn frame
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कदत्विषन्त सूरयस्तिर आप इव स्रिधः । अर्षन्ति पूतदक्षसः ॥
Transliteration
kád atviṣanta sūŕayas tirá ā́pa iva srídhaḥ | árṣanti pūtá-dakṣasaḥ ||
Translation
Quando flamejam os iluminados, transpondo os entraves como as águas passam através? Eles correm—aqueles cujas potências de ação estão purificadas.
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कद्when?
कद्:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकारण-भावे) / प्रश्नसूचक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकद् (प्रश्नार्थ-अव्यय) प्रत्यय-रहित
त्विषन्तthey shine / blaze
त्विषन्त:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया) — कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः ‘सूरयः’
TypeVerb
Rootत्विष् (दीप्तौ) धातु
सूरयःthe seers / sages
सूरयः:
Kartā (क्रियायाः कर्ता) — ‘त्विषन्त’
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘सूरि-’
तिरःacross / beyond
तिरः:
Adhikaraṇa/Upapada (गत्यर्थ-सम्बन्ध; ‘अर्षन्ति’ के साथ) / उपपद-भाव
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गीय-प्रयोग) ‘तिरः’
आपःwaters
आपः:
Upamāna (उपमान) — ‘इव’ के साथ
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘अप्-’
इवlike / as
इव:
Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-प्रदर्शक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (उपमा-अव्यय)
स्रिधःstreams / flowing currents
स्रिधः:
Upamāna (उपमान) — ‘आपः इव स्रिधः’ = ‘जैसे धाराएँ/प्रवाह’
TypeNoun
Rootस्रिध् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘स्रिध्-’
अर्षन्तिthey flow / rush
अर्षन्ति:
Kriyā (मुख्य क्रिया) — कर्तृ-सम्बन्धः ‘पूतदक्षसः’
TypeVerb
Rootऋष्/अर्ष् (गत्यर्थे/प्रवाहे) धातु
पूतदक्षसःthose of purified power/skill (pure in ability)
पूतदक्षसः:
Kartā (क्रियायाः कर्ता) — ‘अर्षन्ति’
TypeAdjective
Rootपूत- (√पू ‘पवने/शोधने’ क्त) + दक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘दक्षस्-’
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