Rig Veda 9.96.19: Mandala 9, Sukta 96, Mantra 19
Sukta 9.96
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Soma as Śyena/falcon and revealer of higher abodes)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
चमूषच्छ्येनः शकुनो विभृत्वा गोविन्दुर्द्रप्स आयुधानि बिभ्रत् । अपामूर्मिं सचमानः समुद्रं तुरीयं धाम महिषो विवक्ति ॥
Transliteration
camūṣác chyenáḥ śakunó vibhṛ́tvā govíndur drápsa ā́yudhāni bíbhrat | apā́m ū́rmiṃ sácamānaḥ samudráṃ turī́yaṃ dhā́ma mahíṣo vivakti ||
Translation
เกาะอยู่บนทัพพีดุจเหยี่ยวผู้เป็นนก ถืออาวุธของตนไว้—หยดนั้นผู้พบ “โค” (รัศมี) เคลื่อนไปพร้อมระลอกคลื่นแห่งน้ำสู่มหาสมุทร; มหากระทิงเผย “ที่สถิตที่สี่” อันยิ่งใหญ่.
Word by Word
चमूषत्in the ladle / in the soma-cup
चमूषत्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootचमूष् (प्रातिपदिक) / चमू (स्त्री)
श्येनःthe falcon
श्येनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
शकुनःthe bird
शकुनः:
Kartā (apposition to श्येनः)
TypeNoun
Rootशकुन (प्रातिपदिक)
विभृत्वाhaving carried/spread (it)
विभृत्वा:
(पूर्वक्रिया of main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
गोविन्दुःGo-vindu (Soma), finder of cows / cow-winning
गोविन्दुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगोविन्दु (प्रातिपदिक; सोम-नाम)
द्रप्सःthe drop (of Soma)
द्रप्सः:
Kartā (apposition to गोविन्दुः)
TypeNoun
Rootद्रप्स (प्रातिपदिक)
आयुधानिweapons / implements
आयुधानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
बिभ्रत्bearing, carrying
बिभ्रत्:
Kartā (agreeing with गोविन्दुः/द्रप्सः)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्मिम्the wave
ऊर्मिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
सचमानःaccompanying, consorting with
सचमानः:
Kartā (agreeing with महिषः)
TypeVerb
Root√सच् (समवाये/सेवने ‘to accompany, join’)
समुद्रम्the ocean
समुद्रम्:
Karma (object of सचमानः) / goal of motion
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तुरीयम्the fourth
तुरीयम्:
Karma (qualifier of धाम)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुरीय (प्रातिपदिक)
धामabode, station, realm
धाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
महिषःthe bull (Soma as mighty one)
महिषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमहिष (प्रातिपदिक)
विवक्तिapportions / makes manifest / declares
विवक्ति:
Kriyā (main finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√वच् (वचने) with वि- (वेदिक: ‘to apportion, make known, distinguish’)
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