Rig Veda 9.15.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 15, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.15
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष शृङ्गाणि दोधुवच्छिशीते यूथ्यो वृषा । नृम्णा दधान ओजसा ॥
Transliteration
eṣá śṛ́ṅgāṇi dódhuvac chíśīte yūthyò vṛ́ṣā́ | nṛmnā́ dádhāna ójasā ||
Translation
یہ سوما، ریوڑ کا بیل، اپنے سینگ ہلاتا ہے اور خود کو تیز کرتا ہے، مردانہ طاقت اور قوت اپنے اندر رکھتے ہوئے، جو توڑ کر عبور حاصل کرتا ہے۔
Word by Word
एषःthis (one), he
एषः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष-
शृङ्गाणिhorns
शृङ्गाणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
दोधुवत्shook, kept shaking
दोधुवत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√धू (धुनोति) [Intensive/Reduplicated: दोधू-]
शिशीतेsharpens (itself), becomes keen
शिशीते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√शा/√शि (शिशीते ‘to sharpen, whet, make keen’)
यूथ्यःherd-going, belonging to the troop
यूथ्यः:
कर्तृ (एषः/वृषा इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootयूथ्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘belonging to the herd/troop’)
वृषाthe bull (vigorous one)
वृषा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन्/वृष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bull, vigorous one’)
नृम्णाwith manly might
नृम्णा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनृम्ण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘manly power, heroism’)
दधानःbearing, possessing
दधानः:
कर्तृ (एषः/वृषा इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√धा (दधाति) → दधान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
ओजसाwith strength
ओजसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strength, vigor’)
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