Rig Veda 9.107.20: Mandala 9, Sukta 107, Mantra 20
Sukta 9.107
Devata: Soma (Indu) as companion enabling transcendence
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उताहं नक्तमुत सोम ते दिवा सख्याय बभ्र ऊधनि । घृणा तपन्तमति सूर्यं परः शकुना इव पप्तिम ॥
Transliteration
utā́haṃ náktam utá sóma te divā́ sakhyā́ya babhro ū́dhani | ghṛṇā́ tápantam áti sū́ryaṃ paráḥ śakunā́ iva paptimá ||
Translation
మరియు నేను, ఓ సోమా, రాత్రీ పగలూ, నీ సఖ్యార్థం ఆ ధూసర ఆధారంపై నిలుస్తాను; అయినా వేడితో మండే సూర్యునికీ అవతల—దాని పైన—పక్షుల దూర పయనంలా ఎగిరిపోవాలని కోరుకుంటాను.
Word by Word
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
अहम्I
अहम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअहम्
नक्तम्by night
नक्तम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनक्तम्
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
तेto/for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
दिवाby day
दिवा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदिव्/दिवा
सख्यायfor friendship; for companionship
सख्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य
बभ्रःbrown; tawny
बभ्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootबभ्रु
ऊधनिin the udder
ऊधनि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊधन्
घृणाheat; glow; ardor
घृणा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघृणा
तपन्तम्heating; burning
तपन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb-participle
Rootतप्
अतिover; beyond
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
परःfar; beyond
परः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
शकुनाःbirds
शकुनाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशकुन
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पप्तिमflight; flying
पप्तिम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपप्ति
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