Rig Veda 9.2.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 2, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.2
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
महान्तं त्वा महीरन्वापो अर्षन्ति सिन्धवः । यद्गोभिर्वासयिष्यसे ॥
Transliteration
mahā́ntaṃ tvā mahī́r ánv ā́po arṣanti síndhavaḥ | yád góbhir vāsayiṣyáse ||
Translation
عظیم پانی، طاقتور دریا، تیرے پیچھے بہتے ہیں اے وسیع ہونے والے، جب تو روشنی کی کرنوں سے ڈھانپا جائے، جب خوشی علم کی روشنی میں لپٹ جائے۔
Word by Word
महत्great
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक; adj.)
त्वाyou (acc.)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महीःgreat, mighty (fem. pl.)
महीः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक; adj./noun)
अनुafter, along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
आपःwaters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप् (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
अर्षन्तिthey flow/stream
अर्षन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootऋष् (धातु; ‘to flow, rush’)
सिन्धवःrivers/streams
सिन्धवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (पुं. प्रातिपदिक)
यत्when/that
यत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (relative) / Pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गोभिःwith cows; with kine
गोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगो (स्त्री./पुं. प्रातिपदिक)
वासयिष्यसेyou will cause (to be) clothed/covered; you will clothe (yourself/it)
वासयिष्यसे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवासय् (√वस् ‘to clothe/dwell’ का णिच् causative; भविष्यत्)
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