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Rig Veda 9.96.17: Mandala 9, Sukta 96, Mantra 17

Sukta 9.96

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Maruts as assisting powers)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

शिशुं जज्ञानं हर्यतं मृजन्ति शुम्भन्ति वह्निं मरुतो गणेन । कविर्गीर्भिः काव्येना कविः सन्त्सोमः पवित्रमत्येति रेभन् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.96.17
Transliteration

śíśuṃ jajñānáṃ haryatáṃ mṛjanti śúmbhanti váhniṃ marúto gaṇéna | kavír gī́rbhiḥ kā́vyenā kavíḥ sánt sómaḥ pavítram átyeti rébhan ||

Translation

يُنقّون الطفلَ المولودَ حديثًا، المرغوبَ الحَسَن؛ وتُزيّنُ الماروتُ مع جموعِها حاملَ اللهيب. نبيٌّ بكلماتِ الإلهام، وبالرؤيا الشِّعريّة—نبيٌّ حقًّا—سوما، مُرتِّلًا، يجاوزُ المُصفّاة (pavitra).

Word by Word
शिशुम्the child (young one)
शिशुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
जज्ञानम्born, newly produced
जज्ञानम्:
कर्म (शिशुम् विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√जन् (जनि) → जज्ञा- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
हर्यतम्golden, lovely
हर्यतम्:
कर्म (शिशुम् विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्यत (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ/हर् ‘to be golden/pleasant’ से विशेषण)
मृजन्तिthey cleanse/purify
मृजन्ति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√मृज्
शुम्भन्तिthey adorn/brighten
शुम्भन्ति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√शुभ्
वह्निम्the bearer; fire/priestly carrier (here: Soma as the ‘carrier’/flame-like)
वह्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
गणेनwith the troop/host
गणेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगण (प्रातिपदिक)
कविःthe seer/poet
कविः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
गीर्भिःwith songs/hymns
गीर्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगीर् (प्रातिपदिक)
काव्येनwith poetic art/poetry
काव्येन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
कविःthe seer
कविः:
कर्तृ (पुनरुक्ति-बलम्)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्being
सन्:
कर्तृ (कविः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√अस् → सन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पवित्रम्the filter/strainer (purifying sieve)
पवित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्येतिpasses through, goes beyond
अत्येति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√इ (एति) + अति- (उपसर्ग)
रेभन्O singer/praiser (resounding one)
रेभन्:
सम्बोधन (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (used as vocative/appositive epithet)
Rootरेभ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘singer/praiser’)
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