Rig Veda 9.77.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 77, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.77
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं नो विद्वान्वनवद्वनुष्यत इन्दुः सत्राचा मनसा पुरुष्टुतः । इनस्य यः सदने गर्भमादधे गवामुरुब्जमभ्यर्षति व्रजम् ॥
Transliteration
ayáṃ no vidvā́n vanavad vanuṣyát índuḥ satrā́cā mánasā puruṣṭutáḥ | inásya yáḥ sádane gárbham ādadhe gavā́m urubjáṃ abhyárṣati vrajám ||
Translation
这位因杜（Soma），具知而为我等取胜，如寻林者追求那隐秘之境；以心直行，受众多颂赞。那在座处安置胚胎（内在成形）者，奔赴光辉之牛群所聚的广大围栏——诸光之围槛（vraja）。
Word by Word
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विद्वान्knowing, wise
विद्वान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविद् (धातु) → विद्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
वनवत्wood-like; as (one) with wood (i.e., with strength/firmness)
वनवत्:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective/Adverbial
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
वनुष्यतिseeks/strives, wins (like in the forest)
वनुष्यति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootवनुष्य (धातु)
इन्दुःthe Soma-drop
इन्दुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्राचाmoving/going in the sattra (continuous rite)
सत्राचा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्र + अञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘going in a sattra’)
मनसाwith (his) mind
मनसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुष्टुतःmuch-praised
पुरुष्टुतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरु + स्तु (धातु) → स्तुत (कृदन्त) / ‘much-praised’
इनस्यof the mighty/strong one
इनस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootइन (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सदनेin the seat/dwelling
सदने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसदन (प्रातिपदिक)
गर्भम्embryo; germ
गर्भम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
आदधेhas placed/has deposited
आदधे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
गवाम्of the cows
गवाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
उरुब्जम्wide(-opening), broad-cleaving
उरुब्जम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु + भज्/भञ्ज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wide-opening/cleaving’)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अर्षतिflows/rushes
अर्षति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootऋष्/अर्ष् (धातु; ‘to flow, rush’)
व्रजम्enclosure; cattle-pen; fold
व्रजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रज (प्रातिपदिक)
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