Rig Veda 9.68.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 68, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.68
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि यो ममे यम्या संयती मदः साकंवृधा पयसा पिन्वदक्षिता । मही अपारे रजसी विवेविददभिव्रजन्नक्षितं पाज आ ददे ॥
Transliteration
ví yó mamé yamyā́ saṃyatī́ mádaḥ sākáṃvṛdhā́ páyasā pinvád ákṣitā | mahī́ apāré rájasī vívevidad abhívrájan ákṣitaṃ pā́ja ā́ dade ||
Translation
那位开拓并丈量那对同轭的二界者——他的狂喜（mada）同起同增，以丰盈之乳（páyas）鼓胀，永不枯竭。他发现那无边的广大二空；向前行进时，他把那不败的光之力（pā́jas）摄为己有。
Word by Word
विapart, forth (prefix)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ममेhas roared / resounded
ममे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootमम् (धातु, ‘मम्/मम’ = शब्दाय/हर्षे; परस्मै)
यम्याःof Yamī / of the Yamī (sister of Yama)
यम्याः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootयम्या (प्रातिपदिक; ‘यम्य’ = यम-सम्बन्धिनी/यमस्य भगिनी इति वैदिक-नाम)
संयतीstriving together, contending
संयती:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootसम्-यत् (धातु) → संयती (वर्तमान-कृदन्त/स्त्री)
मदःintoxication, exhilaration
मदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
साकम्together
साकम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम् (अव्यय)
वृधाabundantly, mightily
वृधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृधा (अव्यय)
पयसाwith milk / with sap
पयसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पिन्वत्makes swell, invigorates
पिन्वत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootपिव्/पि (धातु; वैदिक ‘पिन्व’ = पिन्वति ‘to swell, make abound, invigorate’)
अक्षितःunperishing, undecaying
अक्षितः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-क्षि (उपसर्ग-निषेध + √क्षि ‘to perish’) → अक्षित (कृदन्त)
महीthe great (one); great power/earth
मही:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक)
अपारेin the boundless
अपारे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-पार (प्रातिपदिक) → अपार (विशेषण)
रजसीin the two regions/realms (heaven & earth)
रजसी:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, widely (prefix)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
वेवितत्has found out, has discovered
वेवितत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवि-विद् (धातु) → वेवित (लिट्-रूप/परफेक्ट-स्टेम) + त्
अभिव्रजन्moving toward, advancing
अभिव्रजन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootअभि-√व्रज् (धातु) → अभिव्रजत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
अक्षितम्imperishable
अक्षितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-क्षि → अक्षित (कृदन्त)
पाजःstrength, vigor, might
पाजः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आunto, toward (prefix)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
ददेhas given, has placed
ददे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु; परस्मै) → ददे (लिट्)
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