Rig Veda 9.56.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 56, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.56
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि त्वा योषणो दश जारं न कन्यानूषत । मृज्यसे सोम सातये ॥
Transliteration
abhí tvā yóṣaṇo dáśa jārám na kányā anūṣata | mṛ́jyase soma sātáye ||
Translation
十位少女——喜悦之女——如趋向情郎般向你迫近；为求真实之得胜，你被洁净，噢苏摩（Soma）。
Word by Word
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण—‘की ओर/पर’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
त्वाyou (thee)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
योषणःwomen
योषणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयोषणा (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक)
दशten
दश:
Kartā (कर्तृसमूह-विशेषणम्)
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन् (संख्या)
जारम्lover, paramour
जारम्:
Karma (उपमानपदं—‘जारं न’)
TypeNoun
Rootजार (पुं-प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
कन्याःmaidens, young girls
कन्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक)
अनूषतthey desired/wooed (you), sought
अनूषत:
Kriyā (कर्तृ: कन्याः/योषणः; कर्म: त्वा)
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (धातु; वस्/उष्-वर्गः) → (अनु + √वस्) ‘वासयति/उपसेवते/इच्छति’ इत्यर्थे वैदिकप्रयोगः
मृज्यसेyou are purified/cleansed
मृज्यसे:
Kriyā (कर्तृ: त्वम् = सोमः; कर्म: (अन्तर्निहितं) ‘स्वम्/देहम्’)
TypeVerb
Rootमृज् (धातु) ‘मार्जने/शोधने’
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम (पुं-प्रातिपदिक)
सातयेfor gain/victory, for winning
सातये:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/फल)
TypeNoun
Rootसाति (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक) ‘प्राप्ति/लाभ/विजय’
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