Rig Veda 9.114.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 114, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.114
Rishi: Kāśyapa (explicitly named; likely rishi of the hymn per tradition).
Devata: Soma (King Soma), with Indra in refrain.
Chandas: Jagatī.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऋषे मन्त्रकृतां स्तोमैः कश्यपोद्वर्धयन्गिरः । सोमं नमस्य राजानं यो जज्ञे वीरुधां पतिरिन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
Transliteration
ṛ́ṣe mantra-kṛtā́ṃ stómaiḥ káśyapod-vardháyan gíraḥ | sómaṃ namasya rā́jānaṃ yó jajñé vīrúd hāṃ pátir indrā́yendo pári srava ||
Translation
噢圣仙啊，以由真言铸成的赞歌，迦叶（Kāśyapa）增长那受灵感的言辞。向苏摩王致敬——他诞生为诸草木（vīrudh）生长之力的主宰。噢因陀罗之苏摩啊，请环流而入于我等。
Word by Word
ऋषेO seer
ऋषे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) < √ऋष्/ऋष (to see/know; seer)
मन्त्रकृताम्of the makers of hymns/mantras
मन्त्रकृताम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun (agent-noun, compound)
Rootमन्त्र-कृत् (प्रातिपदिक); कृत् < √कृ (to make)
स्तोमैःwith praises (hymns)
स्तोमैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
कश्यपःKaśyapa
कश्यपः:
कर्तृ
TypeProper Noun
Rootकश्यप (प्रातिपदिक; ऋषिनाम)
उत्up, forth (intensifier)
उत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (prefix/preverb)
Rootउत् (उपसर्ग)
वर्धयन्increasing, causing to grow
वर्धयन्:
कर्तृ (सहवर्ती क्रिया)
TypeVerb (present participle)
Root√वृध् (to grow, increase) → वर्धयति (causative)
गिरःsongs, chants
गिरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘song, voice’
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
नमस्यworship! bow to!
नमस्य:
—
TypeVerb
Root√नम् (to bow) → नमस्यति (denominative/causative-like ‘to worship’)
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जज्ञेwas born, has been born
जज्ञे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (to be born) → जज्ञे (perf.)
वीरुधाम्of plants/herbs
वीरुधाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootवीरुध् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘plant, herb’
पतिःlord
पतिः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (यः … पतिः)
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) ‘Soma-drop’
परिaround, forth, fully
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्रवflow! stream forth!
स्रव:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्रु (to flow) → स्रव (impv.)
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