Rig Veda 9.68.8 — Mandala 9, Sukta 68, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.68
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
परिप्रयन्तं वय्यं सुषंसदं सोमं मनीषा अभ्यनूषत स्तुभः । यो धारया मधुमाँ ऊर्मिणा दिव इयर्ति वाचं रयिषाळमर्त्यः ॥
Transliteration
pari-prayántaṃ vayyyáṃ su-saṃsádaṃ sómaṃ manīṣā́ abhy ànūṣata stúbhaḥ | yó dhā́rayā mádhumān ū́rmiṇā divá iyárti vā́caṃ rayiṣā́ḷ amártyaḥ ||
Translation
परिप्रयन्तं वय्यं सुसंसदं सोमं मनीषा स्तुभश्च अभ्यनूषत। यः धारया मधुमान् ऊर्मिणा दिवः वाचम् इयर्ति—अमर्त्यः स रयिषाल् भूयः समृद्धिं वर्धयति।
Word by Word
परिaround, forth (as preverb)
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
प्रयन्तम्going forth, moving onward
प्रयन्तम्:
कर्म
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootप्र-यम् (यम्) / √या (गत्यर्थ) (वेद. प्रयोग)
वय्यम्vigorous/active, youthful (epithet)
वय्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootवय्य (प्रातिपदिक) (< वयस्/वयः? वेद. विशेषण)
सुषंसदम्well-praised, of good renown
सुषंसदम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-शंसद (प्रातिपदिक) (सु + शंसद् ‘praiseworthy/celebrated’)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed sacred drink/deity)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
मनीषाthought, inspired insight
मनीषा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषा (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
अनूषतthey praised/uttered (in response), they sang after
अनूषत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-√वच्/√उष् (वेद. स्तुति/उच्चारणार्थ) (अनु + ऊष्)
स्तुभःpraisers, chanters
स्तुभः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्तुभ् (प्रातिपदिक) (< √स्तुभ् ‘to praise’)
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धारयाwith a stream (of juice)
धारया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमान्honeyed, sweet (rich in mead)
मधुमान्:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्मिणाwith a wave/surge
ऊर्मिणा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःof heaven, from the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
इयर्तिhe sets in motion, he raises
इयर्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ईर्/√इर् (प्रेरणे/गतौ)
वाचम्speech, voice
वाचम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
रयिषाळम्bringing/giving wealth
रयिषाळम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootरयिषाळ (प्रातिपदिक) (रयि-षाळ ‘wealth-possessing/wealth-giving’)
अमर्त्यःimmortal (one), the deathless
अमर्त्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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