Rig Veda 9.98.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 98, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.98
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्य वो ह्यवसा पान्तो दक्षसाधनम् । यः सूरिषु श्रवो बृहद्दधे स्वर्ण हर्यतः ॥
Transliteration
asyá vo hí ávasā pā́nto dakṣa-sā́dhanam | yáḥ sūríṣu śrávo bṛhád dadhé svàrṇa haryatáḥ ||
Translation
ఆయన అవస్ (సహాయం/రక్షణ) వలననే అతడు నిశ్చయంగా మీ రక్షకుడు, దక్ష (నైపుణ్య) శక్తిని సాధించేవాడు. ఆ ప్రియమైన, దీప్తిమంతుడు (సువర్ణ-హరిత) ఋషుల మధ్య మహత్తర ‘శ్రవస్’ (కీర్తి) స్థాపిస్తాడు—సూర్యకాంతి నిండిన స్వర్గప్రభలా.
Word by Word
अस्यof this (Soma/one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य (षष्ठी एकवचन)
वःfor you / of you (pl.)
वः:
सम्प्रदान (beneficiary/for you) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम) → वः
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
अवसाby (his) help, with aid
अवसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक) / अव (√अव् ‘to help, protect’) → अवस्-
पान्तःprotected, guarded
पान्तः:
कर्तृ (as predicate/agentive epithet)
TypeAdjective (PPP used substantively)
Root√पा ‘to protect’ → पात (PPP) → पान्त-
दक्षसाधनम्the accomplisher/means of शक्ति (skill/power); effective instrument
दक्षसाधनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक ‘skill, power’) + साधन (from √साध् ‘to accomplish’) → समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-भाव
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम) → यः
सूरिषुamong the patrons (generous men)
सूरिषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक ‘patron, noble giver’)
श्रवःfame, renown
श्रवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘fame, glory’)
बृहत्great
बृहत्:
विशेषण (of कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक ‘great’) → बृहत्
दधेhas placed, has established
दधे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा ‘to place, set’
स्वर्णम्gold
स्वर्णम्:
कर्म (appositional/secondary object with दधे)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक ‘gold’; lit. ‘good-color/bright’)
हर्यतःof the bearer (bringing/holding)
हर्यतः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier: ‘of the bearer/bringing one’)
TypeAdjective/Participle (used as genitive qualifier)
Root√हृ/हर् ‘to take, bear’ → हर्यत् (present participle/agent noun ‘bearing, bringing’; Vedic) → हर्यत-
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