Rig Veda 10.119.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 119, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.119
Rishi: Agastya Māna
Devata: Soma
Chandas: Jagatī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि द्यां महिना भुवमभीमां पृथिवीं महीम् । कुवित्सोमस्यापामिति ॥
Transliteration
abhí dyā́ṃ mahinā́ bhúvam abhí imā́ṃ pṛthivī́ṃ mahī́m | kuvít sómasyāpā́m ití ||
Translation
महिम्ना द्यां अतिरोहम्; महिम्ना इमां महीम् पृथिवीम् अप्यतिरोहम्। कुवित् सोमस्य आपाम् इति—सम्भवति सोमापःप्रभवात् एषा वर्धिता सत्ता जायते।
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/अभिमुखता)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
द्याम्heaven, sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ-/द्याव्-)
महिनाwith might, by greatness
महिना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महन्’ से भाव/करण-प्रयोग)
भुवम्I became / I came to be
भुवम्:
Kartā (अहं-निहित)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु) → भुव- (आ.भव्/भुव्-आधार)
अभिtowards, unto, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/अभिमुखता)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
इमाम्this (f.)
इमाम्:
Karma (विशेष्य-निर्देश)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पृथिवीम्earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी- (प्रातिपदिक)
महीम्great, vast
महीम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमही- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मह्/महन्’ से)
कुवित्whether? perhaps?
कुवित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकु + वित् (निपात; प्रश्न/संशयार्थ)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निर्देश)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जल’)
इतिthus
इति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (निपात)
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