Rig Veda 9.70.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 70, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.70
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स भिक्षमाणो अमृतस्य चारुण उभे द्यावा काव्येना वि शश्रथे । तेजिष्ठा अपो मंहना परि व्यत यदी देवस्य श्रवसा सदो विदुः ॥
Transliteration
sá bhíkṣamāṇo amṛ́tasya cā́ruṇa ubhé dyā́vā kā́vyenā ví śaśrathe | téjiṣṭhā ápo maṃhánā pári vyata yadī́ devásya śrávasā sádo vidúḥ ||
Translation
स भिक्षमाणोऽमृतस्य चारुण उभे द्यावा काव्येन विशश्रथे। तेजिष्ठा अपो मंहना परि व्यत, यदी देवस्य श्रवसा सदो विदुः।
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
भिक्षमाणःbegging, seeking
भिक्षमाणः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (present middle)
Root√भिक्ष् (याच्) + शानच्
अमृतस्यof immortality / of ambrosia
अमृतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
चारुणःof the lovely/beautiful (one)
चारुणः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
उभेboth
उभे:
कर्म (with वि-शॄ/शॄ?)
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven and Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
कर्म
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootद्याव् (द्यौः) + पृथिवी (समासः: द्वन्द्व)
काव्येनby poetic skill / by inspired art
काव्येन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, widely, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
शश्रथेhas spread out / has expanded
शश्रथे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√श्रथ् (शिथिलीकृ/विस्तार) (परस्मै/आत्मनेपद) + लिट्
तेजिष्ठाःmost brilliant
तेजिष्ठाः:
कर्तृ (of following verb)
TypeAdjective
Rootतेजस् → तेजिष्ठ (अतिशय-तमा)
अपःwaters
अपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
मंहनाwith might / with bounty
मंहना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमंहना (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उदारता/बल/वेग’)
परिaround, all about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
व्यतhas encompassed / has pervaded
व्यत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वी/व्यय्? (वेदिक-रूप: व्यत् < √व्या/√व्य (विस्तार/विभाग) )
यदीwhen, if
यदी:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (अव्यय)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रवसाby fame / by glory
श्रवसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सदःseat, session, assembly
सदः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विदुःthey have known / found
विदुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (ज्ञा)
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