Rig Veda 9.57.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 57, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.57
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि प्रियाणि काव्या विश्वा चक्षाणो अर्षति । हरिस्तुञ्जान आयुधा ॥
Transliteration
abhí priyā́ṇi kā́vyā víśvā cákṣāṇo arṣati | háris tuñjāná ā́yudhā ||
Translation
He flows beholding all the beloved poetic powers; the tawny one drives forward his weapons—energies of effective action.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/उपसर्ग-सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रियाणिdear/pleasing (things)
प्रियाणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
काव्याpoetic, inspired (utterances/works)
काव्या:
Karma (प्रियाणि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) / Apposition
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘कवि’-सम्बन्धि)
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
Karma (प्रियाणि/काव्या इत्यस्य समुच्चय-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
चक्षाणःseeing, beholding
चक्षाणः:
Kartā (कर्तृविशेषणम्) / Agentive
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootचक्ष् (धातु; ‘to see, behold’) → चक्षाण (शानच्-प्रत्ययः)
अर्षतिflows, rushes
अर्षति:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया) — कर्ता: हरिः
TypeVerb
Rootऋष्/अर्ष् (धातु; ‘to flow, move swiftly’)
हरिःthe tawny one (Soma/steed-like Soma)
हरिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
तुञ्जानःthrusting/impelling, driving on
तुञ्जानः:
Kartā (कर्तृविशेषणम्) / Agentive
TypeVerb (participial)
Rootतुञ्ज् (धातु; ‘to thrust/impel, strike, drive on’) → तुञ्जान (शानच्)
आयुधाwith weapons, by means of weapons
आयुधा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
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