Rig Veda 10.116.9 — Mandala 10, Sukta 116, Mantra 9
Sukta 10.116
Devata: Indra-Agni (dual)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verification required)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्रेन्द्राग्निभ्यां सुवचस्यामियर्मि सिन्धाविव प्रेरयं नावमर्कैः । अया इव परि चरन्ति देवा ये अस्मभ्यं धनदा उद्भिदश्च ॥
Transliteration
préndrāgníbhyāṃ suvacasyā́m iyarmi síndhāv iva prérayaṃ nā́vam arkáiḥ | ayā́ iva pári caranti devā́ ye asmábhyaṃ dhanadā́ udbhídaś ca ||
Translation
ข้าพเจ้าตั้งวาจาอันผ่องใสและเป็นมงคลถวายแด่อินทราและอัคนี (Agni); ด้วยบทสรรเสริญ ข้าพเจ้าผลักมันออกไปดุจเรือลงสู่สินธุ (Sindhu) สายน้ำใหญ่. เหล่าเทพผู้เวียนเคลื่อนอยู่รอบเรา ประหนึ่งกระแสนำทาง—ผู้ประทานทรัพย์ และผู้ผ่าเปิดที่ปิดกั้น—ขอท่านทั้งหลายจงกระทำเพื่อความสำเร็จของเราเถิด.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
इन्द्रा-अग्निभ्याम्with Indra and Agni
इन्द्रा-अग्निभ्याम्:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (dvandva)
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika) + अग्नि (prātipadika)
सुवचस्यामिI am of good utterance / I speak well
सुवचस्यामि:
Kartā (speaker’s self-predication)
TypeAdjective (predicative)
Rootसु-वचस्य (prātipadika) ← वचस् (speech) + सु-
इयर्मिI set in motion / I send forth
इयर्मि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootईर्/इर् (धातु: īr ‘to set in motion, raise, send forth’)
सिन्धौin the river / in the stream
सिन्धौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (prātipadika)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
ईरयम्I impelled / I set going
ईरयम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootईरय् (causative of √ईर्/इर्)
नावम्a boat
नावम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनौ/नाव् (prātipadika ‘boat’)
अर्कैःwith hymns / with praises
अर्कैः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअर्क (prātipadika)
अयाin this way / by this course
अया:
Karaṇa (adverbial instrument)
TypeNoun/Adverbial (Vedic)
Rootअय (prātipadika; ‘going, course’ / also ‘this way’ in Vedic usage)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
परिaround, about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (upasarga)
चरन्तिthey move / they go about
चरन्ति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (धातु)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
येwho
ये:
Kartā (of relative clause)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
धनदाःwealth-givers
धनदाः:
Kartā (apposition to देवाः)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootधन-द (prātipadika; ‘wealth-giving’) ← धन + √दा (to give)
उद्भिदःopeners/breakers-through (removers of obstacles)
उद्भिदः:
Kartā (apposition to देवाः)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootउद्-भिद् (prātipadika; ‘breaking forth/uprooting, opening’) ← उद् + √भिद् (to split)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
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