Rig Veda 9.18.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 18, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.18
Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in provided input
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
य इमे रोदसी मही सं मातरेव दोहते । मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥
Transliteration
yá imé ródasī mahī́ sáṃ mā́tareva dóhate | mádeṣu sarva-dhā́ asi ||
Translation
य इमे रोदसी मही सं मातरेव दोहते; मदेषु सर्वधा असि।
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इमेthese two
इमे:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रोदसीthe two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun (dual) / Proper-cosmic term
Rootरोदसी (प्रातिपदिक; द्यावापृथिव्यौ)
महीgreat, vast
मही:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मह्’/‘महत्’ से)
सम्together, completely
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मातरेवlike (two) mothers
मातरेव:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ) / Adhikaraṇa (उपमान-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun + Indeclinable
Rootमातर् (प्रातिपदिक) + इव (निपात)
दोहतेthey milk / yield (milk)
दोहते:
(क्रिया) —; कर्म: रोदसी
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (धातु)
मदेषुin the exhilarations / in the intoxications (raptures)
मदेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वधाin every way, always
सर्वधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वधा (अव्यय; सर्व + धा)
असिyou are
असि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
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