Rig Veda 9.47.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 47, Mantra 1

Sukta 9.47

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अया सोमः सुकृत्यया महश्चिदभ्यवर्धत । मन्दान उद्वृषायते ॥

Transliteration

ayā́ sómaḥ su-kṛtyáyā maháś cid abhy àvardhata | mandāná ud vṛṣāyate ||

Translation

ด้วยการกระทำอันชอบธรรมนี้ โสมะ (Soma) ได้เจริญงอกงาม แม้ถึงความยิ่งใหญ่; ด้วยความรื่นรมย์ พระองค์ผุดขึ้นและหลั่งไหลออกมาเป็นกระแสอันองอาจ

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Word by Word

• अया: by this (way/means)
• अया: करण
• Type: Pronoun (Demonstrative)
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अयम्/इयम्/इदम्

• सोमः: Soma
• सोमः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुकृत्यया: by good performance / by good rite
• सुकृत्यया: करण
• Type: Noun/Abstract (f.)
• Root: सु-कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; सु + कृत्य) अथवा सुकृत्या (स्त्री.)

• महः: of greatness / of the great (power)
• महः: सम्बन्ध (genitival)
• Type: Noun/Adjective used substantively
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) → महस्/महः (नपुंसक)

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable particle
• Root: चित् (निपात/अव्यय)

• अभि: towards, over
• अभि: —
• Type: Preverb/Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अवर्धत: grew, increased
• अवर्धत: क्रिया (कर्तृ: सोमः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु) + अभि- (उपसर्ग)

• मन्दानः: rejoicing, exhilarating
• मन्दानः: कर्तृ (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle (Adjective) used predicatively
• Root: मन्द् (धातु) → मन्दान (कृदन्त, शानच्/आनच्-प्रत्यय; ‘rejoicing/intoxicating’)

• उद्वृषायते: springs up / becomes powerfully vigorous
• उद्वृषायते: क्रिया (कर्तृ: सोमः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष्/वृषाय् (धातु; ‘to become vigorous/bull-like’) + उद्- (उपसर्ग)