Rig Veda 9.63.12: Mandala 9, Sukta 63, Mantra 12

Sukta 9.63

Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in provided input (Soma Pavamana corpus)

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Chandas: Not derivable with certainty from provided excerpt alone (requires metrical scan)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अभ्यर्ष सहस्रिणं रयिं गोमन्तमश्विनम् । अभि वाजमुत श्रवः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.63.12

Transliteration

abhy àrṣa sahásriṇaṃ rayíṃ gómantam aśvínam | abhí vā́jam utá śrávaḥ ||

Translation

Flow forth toward us with the thousandfold Rayi—rich in rays of light and powers of swift force—and press forward also the Vāja, the plenitude of energy, and the fame that carries the soul’s victory outward.

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Word by Word

• अभि: towards; upon
• अभि: Adhikaraṇa (directional/goal marker with motion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि- (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अर्ष: rush/flow (forth)!
• अर्ष: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ऋष् (गत्यर्थः/वेगार्थः) ‘to flow, rush’

• सहस्रिणम्: thousand-fold; possessing thousands
• सहस्रिणम्: Karma (object of ‘अर्ष’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्रिन्- (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘having thousands’) < सहस्र-

• रयिम्: wealth; riches
• रयिम्: Karma (object/apposition with ‘सहस्रिणम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि- (प्रातिपदिकम्)

• गोमन्तम्: rich in cattle
• गोमन्तम्: Karma (qualifier of ‘रयिम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोमन्त्- (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘possessing cows’) < गो- + मन्त

• अश्विनम्: rich in horses
• अश्विनम्: Karma (qualifier of ‘रयिम्’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश्विन्- (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘possessing horses’) < अश्व- + इन्

• अभि: towards
• अभि: Adhikaraṇa (directional/goal marker with motion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि- (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वाजम्: prize; strength; victory
• वाजम्: Karma (object of implied ‘अर्ष’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज- (प्रातिपदिकम्)

• उत: and; also
• उत: — (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)

• श्रवः: fame; renown
• श्रवः: Karma (object coordinated with ‘वाजम्’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवस्- (प्रातिपदिकम्)