Rig Veda 9.74.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 74, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.74
Rishi: Soma-pavamāna seer tradition; Kakṣīvān is explicitly named as recipient/figure within the hymn’s horizon
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (in the kalaśa)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अध श्वेतं कलशं गोभिरक्तं कार्ष्मन्ना वाज्यक्रमीत्ससवान् । आ हिन्विरे मनसा देवयन्तः कक्षीवते शतहिमाय गोनाम् ॥
Transliteration
ádha śvetáṃ kalaśáṃ góbhir aktáṃ kārṣmánnā vājí akramīt sasavā́n | ā́ hinvire mánasā deva-yántaḥ kakṣī́vate śatá-himāya gónām ||
Translation
अथ श्वेतं कलशं गोभिरक्तं कार्ष्मन्ना वाज्यक्रमीत् ससवान्। आ हिन्विरे मनसा देवयन्तः कक्षीवते शतहिमाय गोनाम्॥
Word by Word
अधthen, now
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (avyaya)
श्वेतम्white, bright
श्वेतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
कलशम्vessel, jar (Soma-vat)
कलशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकलश (प्रातिपदिक)
गोभिःwith cows; with milk (ritual sense)
गोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अक्तम्smeared, anointed
अक्तम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootअञ्ज् (धातु) → अक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
कार्ष्मन्नाby pulling/strain; with force (as by pressing/straining)
कार्ष्मन्ना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (instrumental) / Adverbial-instr.
Rootकार्ष्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कर्षण/कर्ष्मन्’ से, ‘खींचना/तनाव’ भाव)
वाज्यक्रमीत्strode/stepped forth swiftly (as a prize-winning/strong one)
वाज्यक्रमीत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootक्रम् (धातु) + वाज्य (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद-विशेषण ‘वाजिन्/वाज्य’ = वेगवान्/बलवान्)
ससवान्impelled/pressed; invigorated (the Soma)
ससवान्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (perfect-like) / Adjective
Rootसव्/सू (धातु; ‘प्रेरणे/सवने’) → ससवान् (कृदन्त, वान्-प्रत्यय; परिपूर्ण/परिणत भाव)
आtowards, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
हिन्विरेthey impel, set in motion
हिन्विरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहिन्/हिन्व् (धातु ‘प्रेरणे’)
मनसाwith mind, by intention
मनसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवयन्तःseeking the gods; god-ward (worshipping)
देवयन्तः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootदेवय् (धातु/denom. ‘देवान् इच्छति/देवेषु प्रवृत्तः’) → देवयन्त् (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
कक्षीवतेto Kakṣīvat (the seer)
कक्षीवते:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootकक्षीवत् (ऋषि-नाम; प्रातिपदिक)
शतहिमायto the ‘hundred-wintered’ (very aged/venerable)
शतहिमाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootशतहिम (प्रातिपदिक; शत + हिम)
गोनाम्of cows; of cattle (i.e., wealth)
गोनाम्:
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TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
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