Rig Veda 9.96.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 96, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.96
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (purified Soma)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र सेनानीः शूरो अग्रे रथानां गव्यन्नेति हर्षते अस्य सेना । भद्रान्कृण्वन्निन्द्रहवान्त्सखिभ्य आ सोमो वस्त्रा रभसानि दत्ते ॥
Transliteration
prá senānī́ḥ śū́ro ágre ráthānāṃ gavyánn eti hárṣate asya sénā | bhadrā́n kṛṇván indra-havā́n sákhibhya ā́ sómo vástrā rabhasā́ni dátte ||
Translation
प्र सेनानीः शूरो अग्रे रथानां गव्यन् एति; हर्षते अस्य सेना। भद्रान् कृण्वन् इन्द्रहवान् सखिभ्यः, आ सोमो वस्त्राणि रभसानि दत्ते।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
सेनानीःthe army-leader (commander)
सेनानीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसेनानी (प्रातिपदिक; सेना+नी ‘leader of an army’)
शूरःthe hero, the valiant one
शूरः:
Kartā (apposition to सेनानीः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्रेin front, at the fore
अग्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial case-form)
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रथानाम्of the chariots
रथानाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
गव्यान्cattle(-prizes), cattle-wealth
गव्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘pertaining to cows/cattle, cattle-wealth’)
एतिgoes, advances
एति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
हर्षतेrejoices, exults
हर्षते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहृष् (धातु)
अस्यof him/this (Soma)
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सेनाthe host, the army
सेना:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसेना (प्रातिपदिक)
भद्रान्good, auspicious (things)
भद्रान्:
Karma (object of कृण्वन्)
TypeAdjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वन्making, doing
कृण्वन्:
Kartā (agreeing with सोमः)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootकृ (धातु)
इन्द्रहवान्Indra-invoking, calling on Indra
इन्द्रहवान्:
Kartā (epithet of सोमः)
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्रहव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having Indra as the invoked one’)
सखिभ्यःto the comrades, to the friends
सखिभ्यः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
वस्त्राणिgarments, cloths
वस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रभसानिimpetuous/strong (i.e., vigorous, splendid)
रभसानि:
Karma (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootरभस (प्रातिपदिक)
दत्तेgives, bestows
दत्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
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