Rig Veda 9.85.10: Mandala 9, Sukta 85, Mantra 10
Sukta 9.85
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दिवो नाके मधुजिह्वा असश्चतो वेना दुहन्त्युक्षणं गिरिष्ठाम् । अप्सु द्रप्सं वावृधानं समुद्र आ सिन्धोरूर्मा मधुमन्तं पवित्र आ ॥
Transliteration
divó nā́ke mádhu-jihvā asaścáto venā́ duhanty ukṣáṇaṃ giri-sthā́m | apsú drápsaṃ vāvṛdhānáṃ samudrá ā́ síndhor ūrmā́ mádhu-mantaṃ pavítra ā́ ||
Translation
在天之顶，渴慕的诸力，蜜舌而不倦，挤乳那立于高处的雄牛。于诸水中，增长的滴（drapsa）被滋养；自海洋，自河流的波浪，那富蜜的精髓来到滤器（pavitra）。
Word by Word
दिवःof/from heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna (स्रोत/उद्गम-सम्बन्धः: ‘from heaven’)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ-)
नाकेin the (heavenly) vault / in heaven
नाके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनाक (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुजिह्वाःhaving honey(-like) tongues
मधुजिह्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootमधु-जिह्वा (समास: मधु + जिह्वा)
असश्चतःnot lagging behind / not deviating
असश्चतः:
Kartā (मधुजिह्वाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Rootसश्च् (धातु; ‘to follow/attend’), उपसर्ग: अ- (निषेध/विपरीतार्थ)
वेनाःthe eager/impelling ones
वेनाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवेन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘longing/impelling one’, वैदिक ‘desiring/striving’)
दुहन्तिthey milk / draw forth
दुहन्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदुह्
उक्षणम्the bull
उक्षणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउक्षन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bull’)
गिरिष्ठाम्standing on the mountain
गिरिष्ठाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगिरि-स्था (समास/उपपद: गिरि + स्था)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
द्रप्सम्the drop / the shining drop
द्रप्सम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रप्स (प्रातिपदिक)
वावृधानम्grown, increasing
वावृधानम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootवृध्
समुद्रेin the ocean
समुद्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सिन्धोःof the river / of the Sindhu
सिन्धोः:
Apādāna/सम्बन्ध (उद्गम/सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्माthe wave
ऊर्मा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमन्तम्honeyed, sweet
मधुमन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
पवित्रम्the filter / strainer (soma-filter)
पवित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
आunto, to
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
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