Rig Veda 9.85.9: Mandala 9, Sukta 85, Mantra 9
Sukta 9.85
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अधि द्यामस्थाद्वृषभो विचक्षणोऽरूरुचद्वि दिवो रोचना कविः । राजा पवित्रमत्येति रोरुवद्दिवः पीयूषं दुहते नृचक्षसः ॥
Transliteration
ádhi dyā́m asthād vṛṣabhó vi-cakṣaṇó ’rūrucad ví divó rocanā́ kavíḥ | rājā pavítram átyeti róruvad diváḥ pīyū́ṣaṃ duhate nṛ-cákṣasaḥ ||
Translation
雄牛——大力者、广见的圣贤——立于天之上，使天界的光明境域炽然显现。王者（苏摩）越过滤器，轰然鸣响；具有人之洞见的诸圣者汲取天上的甘露（pīyūṣa）。
Word by Word
अधिupon, over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्याम्the heaven/sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्थात्stood, mounted
अस्थात्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
वृषभःthe bull (strong one)
वृषभः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ- (प्रातिपदिक)
विचक्षणःclear-sighted, discerning
विचक्षणः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-चक्षण- (प्रातिपदिक)
अरूरुचत्shone forth
अरूरुचत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootरुच् (धातु)
विapart, widely, forth
वि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दिवःof heaven; from heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक)
रोचनाbright spaces/lights
रोचना:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोचन- (प्रातिपदिक)
कविःthe seer, poet
कविः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि- (प्रातिपदिक)
राजाking
राजा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
पवित्रम्the filter (soma-strainer)
पवित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
अतिover, beyond
अति:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
एतिgoes, passes
एति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
रोरुवत्roaring, with a roar
रोरुवत्:
Karaṇa
TypeKṛdanta
Rootरु (धातु) / रोरु- (अनुकरण/पुनरुक्त-धातु-रूप)
दिवःof heaven; from heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक)
पीयूषम्sweet drink, milk/nectar
पीयूषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपीयूष- (प्रातिपदिक)
दुहतेthey milk, draw out
दुहते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (धातु)
नृचक्षसःmen of vision, keen-sighted ones
नृचक्षसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनृ-चक्षस्- (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष)
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