Rig Veda 8.91.3 — Mandala 8, Sukta 91, Mantra 3

Sukta 8.91

Devata: Soma (Indu) directed ‘for Indra’

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ चन त्वा चिकित्सामोऽधि चन त्वा नेमसि । शनैरिव शनकैरिवेन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥

Transliteration

ā́ caná tvā cikitsā́mo 'dhí caná tvā némasi | śanáir iva śanakáir ivéndrāyendo pári srava ||

Translation

Chúng ta hầu như không thể thấu triệt Ngài, hầu như không thể đo lường Ngài; nhưng hỡi Soma, xin hãy chảy quanh, chậm rãi như từng bước một—hãy chảy vì Indra. Nguyện dòng hoan lạc thấm dần, cho đến khi hữu thể này có thể gìn giữ và kham nhận.

Word by Word

• आ: towards; hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)

• चन: even; indeed (often with negation: ‘not even’)
• चन: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चन (particle)

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (pronoun stem)

• चिकित्सामः: we notice/recognize; we take heed
• चिकित्सामः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चित् (cikits- ‘to perceive/understand; to take notice of’)

• अधि: over; upon; in addition
• अधि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (upasarga/avyaya)

• चन: even; indeed
• चन: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चन (particle)

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• नेमसि: we bow (to); we do obeisance
• नेमसि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √नम् (nam- ‘to bow’)

• शनैः: slowly; gently
• शनैः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (indeclinable adverb)

• इव: like; as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (particle)

• शनकैः: little by little; gradually
• शनकैः: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनकैः (indeclinable adverb)

• इव: as if; like
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• इन्द्राय: for Indra
• इन्द्राय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• इन्दो: O Indu (Soma-drop)
• इन्दो: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (prātipadika)

• परि: around; forth
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (upasarga/avyaya)

• स्रव: flow; stream forth
• स्रव: Kartā (imperative subject ‘you’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्रु (sru- ‘to flow’)