Rig Veda 9.6.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 6, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.6
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Devata: Soma Pavamāna.
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Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि त्यं पूर्व्यं मदं सुवानो अर्ष पवित्र आ । अभि वाजमुत श्रवः ॥
Transliteration
abhí tyáṃ pū́rvyaṃ mádaṃ suvānó arṣa pavítra ā́ | abhí vā́jam utá śrávaḥ ||
Translation
हे सोम, सुवानोऽसि; तं पूर्व्यं मदम् अभि अर्ष, पवित्रम् आ अभि धाव। वाजम् उत श्रवः अभि अर्ष।
Word by Word
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
त्यम्that (him/it)
त्यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्व्यम्ancient, primeval
पूर्व्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (पूर्व + यत्/य प्रत्यय; विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
मदम्intoxication; exhilaration (rapture)
मदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवानःpressing/expressing (the Soma)
सुवानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√सु (सुनोति) + शानच् (वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त)
अर्षflow! rush!
अर्ष:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष्/√अर्ष् (गत्यर्थः; ‘to flow, rush’)
पवित्रःthrough/into the filter (sieve)
पवित्रः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither; to, into
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वाजम्strength; prize; (victorious) might
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
श्रवःfame; glory
श्रवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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