Rig Veda 9.63.14: Mandala 9, Sukta 63, Mantra 14
Sukta 9.63
Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in provided input
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (and Ṛta as governing principle)
Chandas: Not derivable with certainty from provided excerpt alone
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एते धामान्यार्या शुक्रा ऋतस्य धारया । वाजं गोमन्तमक्षरन् ॥
Transliteration
eté dhā́māny ā́ryā śukrā́ ṛtásya dhā́rayā | vā́jaṃ gómantam akṣaran ||
Translation
هذه «دهامان» (dhāman) النبيلةُ المضيئةُ قد فاضتْ بسَيْلِ «رِتَ» (Ṛta)، مُفِيضَةً «فاجا» (Vāja)—امتلاءَ القُوّة—غنيًّا بأشعّةِ المعرفةِ المُنيرة.
Word by Word
एतेthese (they)
एते:
Kartā
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootएतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
धामानिabodes; stations; luminous seats
धामानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधामन् (prātipadika)
आर्याnoble; Aryan
आर्या:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआर्य (prātipadika)
शुक्राbright; shining
शुक्रा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र (prātipadika)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (prātipadika)
धारयाby/with the stream
धारया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (prātipadika)
वाजम्prize; strength; (winning) might
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (prātipadika)
गोमन्तम्rich in cows; cattle-abounding
गोमन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमन्त् (prātipadika)
अक्षरन्they flowed; they streamed forth
अक्षरन्:
Kriyā (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√क्षर् (क्षरणे) + अ- (augment)
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