Rig Veda 9.4.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 4, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.4
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभ्यर्ष स्वायुध सोम द्विबर्हसं रयिम् । अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥
Transliteration
abhý arṣa svāyudha sóma dvibárhasaṃ rayím | áthā no vásyasas kṛdhi ||
Translation
మా వైపు ప్రవహించుము, హే సోమా, స్వాయుధ (సుసజ్జితుడు)గా; ద్విగుణ-బలవర్ధకమైన ధనసంపదను తెమ్ము. ఆపై మమ్మల్ని మరింత ఉత్తమ స్థితికి మలచుము.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग) < PIE *h₂epi
अर्षflow! rush forth!
अर्ष:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootऋष् (धातु) ‘to flow, rush’
स्वायुधself-armed, having one’s own weapon/power
स्वायुध:
सम्बोधन (addressed to Soma)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व- + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक) ‘own + weapon/armed’
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
द्विबर्हसम्twofold-great/lofty (wealth)
द्विबर्हसम्:
कर्म (रयिम्-शब्दस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि- + बर्हस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘twofold height/strength; lofty’
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘wealth, bounty’
अथthen, thereafter
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (निपात)
नःof us, for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (our/for us) संदर्भः
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वस्यसःof the better (condition), better
वस्यसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive with कृधि: ‘make (it) of better (for us)’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootवस्यस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘better, more excellent’ (comparative of वसु/वसियस्-type)
कृधिmake! do!
कृधि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) ‘to make, do’
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