Rig Veda 9.84.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 84, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.84
Rishi: Ascribed in RV 9 to Pavāmāna seers (exact attribution for 9.84 not resolved from provided excerpt).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Likely Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (verify against full hymn).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि त्यं गावः पयसा पयोवृधं सोमं श्रीणन्ति मतिभिः स्वर्विदम् । धनंजयः पवते कृत्व्यो रसो विप्रः कविः काव्येना स्वर्चनाः ॥
Transliteration
abhí tyáṃ gā́vaḥ páyasā payovṛ́dhaṃ sómaṃ śrīṇanti matíbhiḥ svàrvidam | dhanáṃjayaḥ pavate kṛ́tvyo rásो vípraḥ kavíḥ kā́vyenā svàrcanāḥ ||
Translation
诸光线以乳注入那苏摩——使乳之丰盈增长者、得见太阳世界者；以其光明的意念而调和。那征服财富者在澄净中流淌——有效的罗娑（rasa）；那受启示的先知诗人，以其诗性观照之力，自身发光而辉耀。
Word by Word
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/अभिमुखता)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग) / अभि (अव्यय)
त्यम्that (him/it)
त्यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गावःcows
गावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
पयसाwith milk
पयसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पयोवृधम्milk-increasing, nourished by milk
पयोवृधम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपयस् + वृध (वृध् ‘वर्धने’) (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रीणन्तिthey mix/prepare
श्रीणन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootश्री (धातु: श्री/श्रीण् ‘मिश्रणे/संस्कारे’, Vedic ‘to mix/prepare’)
मतिभिःwith thoughts/prayers
मतिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्विदम्heaven-finding, finder of light
स्वर्विदम्:
Karma (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर् + विद् (विद् ‘ज्ञाने’) (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
धनंजयःthe wealth-winner (Soma)
धनंजयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootधन + जि (जि ‘जय’/‘विजये’) (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
पवतेpurifies/flows
पवते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु: पू ‘पवने/शोधने’)
कृत्व्यःto be accomplished; effective
कृत्व्यः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत्व्य (कृ ‘करणे’ से निष्पन्न विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘to be done/fit to be made’)
रसःjuice, essence
रसः:
Kartā (समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootरस (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रःinspired sage
विप्रः:
Kartā (समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
कविःseer, poet
कविः:
Kartā (समानााधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
काव्येनwith poetic art/poetry
काव्येन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्चनाःwell-praising / shining with good hymn
स्वर्चनाः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + अर्चना (अर्च् ‘पूजायाम्/स्तुतौ’ से) (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
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