Rig Veda 9.91.3 — Mandala 9, Sukta 91, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.91
Rishi: Rebha Kāśyapa (traditional; hymn-level)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Indra/Sūrya imagery intertwined)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; confirm metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वृषा वृष्णे रोरुवदंशुरस्मै पवमानो रुशदीर्ते पयो गोः । सहस्रमृक्वा पथिभिर्वचोविदध्वस्मभिः सूरो अण्वं वि याति ॥
Transliteration
vṛ́ṣā vṛ́ṣṇe rórūvad aṃśúr asmai pávamāno rúśad īrte páyo góḥ | sahásram ṛ́kvā pathíbhiḥ vacovíd adhvásmabhiḥ sū́ro aṇvám ví yāti ||
Translation
ثورٌ للثورِ—شعاعٌ هادرٌ له؛ مُطهَّرًا (بافامانا) ينهضُ متلألئًا—لبنَ البقرة. رِشيٌّ ذو ألفِ صوتٍ، عارفٌ بالكلمة، على مسالكِنا تمضي الشمسُ قُدُمًا، ناشرةً مسارَها الدقيق.
Word by Word
वृषाthe bull (vigorous one)
वृषा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृष् (वर्षणे/सेचने)
वृष्णेfor the bull / to the strong one
वृष्णे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
रोरुवत्roars, resounds
रोरुवत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रु (शब्दे) (intensive: रो-रु-)
अंशुःthe Soma-stalk / ray
अंशुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअंशु (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअयम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पवमानःbeing purified (Soma)
पवमानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootपवमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √पू (पवने/शोधने)
रुशदीर्तेmoves/streams forth shining
रुशदीर्ते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ईर् (गत्यर्थे/प्रेरणे) with preverb रुशद्- (as adverbial qualifier ‘shining’)
पयःmilk; sap; (Soma-)juice
पयः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गोःof the cow
गोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्रम्a thousand
सहस्रम्:
Karma
TypeNumeral
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋक्वाthe singer of ṛc-verses
ऋक्वा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋक्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पथिभिःby/with paths
पथिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपथि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘path’)
वचोविद्knower/finder of speech (hymns)
वचोविद्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवचस् + √विद् (ज्ञाने) (समास: वचो-विद्)
अध्वthe course/road
अध्व:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मभिःby us / with us
अस्मभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूरःthe sun; the shining one
सूरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर (प्रातिपदिक)
अण्वम्the narrow (track); the subtle course
अण्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यातिgoes, moves
याति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√या (गत्यर्थे)
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