Rig Veda 9.87.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 87, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.87
Rishi: Unspecified here; hymn-level Anukramaṇī needed.
Devata: Soma Pavamāna.
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष सुवानः परि सोमः पवित्रे सर्गो न सृष्टो अदधावदर्वा । तिग्मे शिशानो महिषो न शृङ्गे गा गव्यन्नभि शूरो न सत्वा ॥
Transliteration
eṣá suvānáḥ pári sómaḥ pavítre sárgo ná sṛṣṭó adadhāvad árvā | tigmé śiśāno mahíṣo ná śṛ́ṅge gā́ gavyánn abhí śū́ro ná sátvā ||
Translation
此苏摩（Soma）既被榨出，绕行滤器，如放出的洪涌，疾驰向前。于锐利之缘自我磨砺，如水牛磨其双角；他寻求光之牛群（诸光线），如勇士般强健，奋然推进。
Word by Word
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुवानःbeing pressed/expressed
सुवानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√सु (सु- प्रसवे) → सुवान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround, all about
परि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पवित्रेin/through the filter (sieve)
पवित्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्गःa stream, rush
सर्गः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक; √सृज् ‘to let go/emit’)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
सृष्टःreleased, let loose
सृष्टः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√सृज् (सृज् विसर्गे) → सृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अदधावत्ran, rushed
अदधावत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√धाव् (धाव् गतौ) + अ (अग्म-लुङ्) → अदधावत्
अर्वाa steed, swift horse
अर्वा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वन्/अर्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
तिग्मेon the sharp (ones)
तिग्मे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootतिग्म (प्रातिपदिक)
शिशानःsharpening (himself), whetting
शिशानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√शा/शी (शा तीक्ष्णीकरणे/शि शाने) → शिशान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
महिषःa bull (buffalo), mighty one
महिषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमहिष (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
शृङ्गेon the two horns
शृङ्गे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
गाःcows
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
गव्यन्seeking cows, cow-winning
गव्यन्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootगो + √इ (इच्छा/गमन) → गव्य (कृदन्त/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक); गव्यन् = प्रथमा एकवचनम् (वैदिकः)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
शूरःa hero
शूरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
सत्वाa strong one, champion
सत्वा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसत्वन्/सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strong being/warrior’)
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