Rig Veda 9.110.9: Mandala 9, Sukta 110, Mantra 9
Sukta 9.110
Rishi: Pavam01na Soma hymn tradition (RV 9.110; specific r 63i not supplied here)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; needs confirm by metrical count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अध यदिमे पवमान रोदसी इमा च विश्वा भुवनाभि मज्मना । यूथे न निष्ठा वृषभो वि तिष्ठसे ॥
Transliteration
ádha yád imé pavamāna ródasī imā́ ca víśvā bhúvanābhí majmánā | yū́the ná niṣṭhā́ vṛṣabhó ví tiṣṭhase ||
Translation
Then, O Pavamāna, when you encompass these two worlds and all the becomings by your greatness, you stand forth like the bull at the head of the herd—firmly established, manifest in your power.
Word by Word
अधthen, now
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (avyaya)
यदिif, when
यदि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (avyaya)
इमेthese (two)
इमे:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (sarvanāman)
पवमानO Pavamāna (self-purifying Soma)
पवमान:
—
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपवमान (पु. प्रातिपदिक; √पू/√पु ‘to purify, cleanse’ से वर्तमान कृदन्त)
रोदसीthe two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदसी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्वन्द्व-प्रातिपदिक; ‘द्यावा-पृथिवी’)
इमाthese
इमा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (sarvanāman)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (avyaya)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
भुवनानिbeings, worlds, existences
भुवनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक; √भू)
अभिtowards, over, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga/avyaya)
मज्मनाwith greatness, by might
मज्मना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमज्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
यूथेin the herd, in the troop
यूथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयूथ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
निष्ठाःstations, standings, fixed places
निष्ठाः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषभःthe bull (strong one)
वृषभः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, widely, forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (upasarga/avyaya)
तिष्ठसेyou stand (forth), you take your stand
तिष्ठसे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठ-; लट्)
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