Rig Veda 9.74.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 74, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.74
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain in provided input
Devata: Soma Pavamāna as cosmic support and harmonizer (skambha/dharuṇa imagery)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दिवो यः स्कम्भो धरुणः स्वातत आपूर्णो अंशुः पर्येति विश्वतः । सेमे मही रोदसी यक्षदावृता समीचीने दाधार समिषः कविः ॥
Transliteration
divó yáḥ skambhó dharuṇáḥ svā́tata āpū́rṇo aṃśúḥ páry eti viśvátāḥ | séme mahī́ ródasī yakṣad āvṛ́tā samīcīné dādhāra sám iṣáḥ kavíḥ ||
Translation
彼为天之支柱与依托，在自身的广大中铺展——这充盈的光线环行于一切方所。彼拥抱此二大世界，使之相向而立、得以维持；这位圣见者（kavi）使喜悦之力（समिषः）汇聚而调和。
Word by Word
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ ‘स्वर्ग/दिव्’)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ (relative subject)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्कम्भःpillar, prop, support
स्कम्भः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (subject; apposition to यः)
TypeNoun
Rootस्कम्भ (प्रातिपदिक; from √स्कम्भ् ‘to prop/support’)
धरुणःsupporter, holder
धरुणः:
कर्तृ/विशेषण (appositional epithet)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootधरुण (प्रातिपदिक; from √धृ ‘to hold’)
स्वाततःself-extended, spread by itself
स्वाततः:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वातत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; from √तन् ‘to stretch’ with स्व- ‘self’)
आपूर्णःfilled, full
आपूर्णः:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootआ-√पॄ/पॢ (कृदन्त: पूर्ण ‘filled’)
अंशुःthe Soma-stalk/beam; Soma (as a ray/stalk)
अंशुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअंशु (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround
परि:
क्रियाविशेषण (preverb to verb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
एतिgoes, moves
एति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√इ (गमन)
विश्वतःon all sides, everywhere
विश्वतः:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्वतस् (अव्यय; from विश्व ‘all’ + -तस्)
सःhe / that one (Soma)
सः:
कर्तृ (resumptive subject)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इमेthese two
इमे:
कर्म/आश्रय (object of दाधार)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महीgreat
मही:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक; ‘great’)
रोदसीthe two worlds: Heaven and Earth
रोदसी:
कर्म (that which is upheld)
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (प्रातिपदिक; dual tantum)
यक्षदावृताenclosed/covered with sacred power (ritual potency)
यक्षदावृता:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootयक्षद्-आवृत (समास; yákṣad ‘worship/holy power’ + ā-√वृ ‘to cover/enclose’ → आवृत ‘enclosed’)
समीचीनेfacing each other, mutually turned
समीचीने:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसमीचीन (प्रातिपदिक; from सम् + अञ्च् ‘to go/turn’)
दाधारhas upheld, has supported
दाधार:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धारण)
समिषःimpulse, ardour; (ritual) offering/food
समिषः:
विशेषण/सम्बोधन-भाव (appositional epithet of कविः/सः)
TypeNoun
Rootसमिष् (प्रातिपदिक; from सम् + √इष्/इष् ‘to impel/seek’; ‘impulse/ardour/food-offering’)
कविःseer, poet, wise one
कविः:
कर्तृ (apposition to सः)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
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