Rig Veda 9.11.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 11, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.11
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उपास्मै गायता नरः पवमानायेन्दवे । अभि देवाँ इयक्षते ॥
Transliteration
úpāsmai gāyatā naraḥ pavamānā́yéndave | abhí devā́m̐ iyakṣate ||
Translation
மனித வலிமைகளே, அவனருகே பாடுங்கள்—பவமான இந்துவிற்காக. அவன் முன்னேறி தேவர்களை நோக்கி யாகம் செய்கிறான்; தெய்வீக சக்திகளை அண்மையில் கொண்டு வருகிறான்.
Word by Word
उपnear, towards; (as preverb) up/near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग) / उप (अव्यय)
अस्मैto him (for him)
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गायतsing (you all)!
गायत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगै (गायति) धातु
नरःmen, heroes (singers)
नरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
पवमानायto the purifying (Soma)
पवमानाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपवमान (सोम-विशेषण; √पू/पु ‘to purify’ से वर्तमान-प्रत्यय -मान)
इन्दवेto Indu, the Soma-drop
इन्दवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक; सोम)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
इयक्षतेhe seeks to worship / he desires to sacrifice (to them)
इयक्षते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयज् (यजति) धातु; (इयक्षते = desiderative/वेदिक-रूप: ‘to wish to worship/sacrifice’)
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