Rig Veda 9.40.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 40, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.40
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुनानो अक्रमीदभि विश्वा मृधो विचर्षणिः । शुम्भन्ति विप्रं धीतिभिः ॥
Transliteration
punānáḥ akramīd abhí víśvā mṛ́dho ví-carṣaṇiḥ | śúmbhanti vípraṃ dhī́ti-bhiḥ ||
Translation
নিজেকে পবিত্র করতে করতে সে সকল আক্রমণের বিরুদ্ধে অগ্রসর হয়; সর্বত্র বিচরণকারীকে—আলোকিত ধীতি দ্বারা—তারা বিপ্র (দ্রষ্টা-শক্তি)কে অলংকৃত করে, তাকে সত্যের যোগ্য করে তোলে।
Word by Word
पुनानःpurifying (himself), being purified
पुनानः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb-derived adjective (participle)
Root√पू (पवते) / प्रातिपदिक: पुनान- (पुना-न)
अक्रमीत्stepped, strode
अक्रमीत्:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√क्रम
अभिtowards, against, over
अभि:
उपपद-सम्बन्ध (दिशा/अभिमुखता)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअभि
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व
मृधःhostilities, assaults, foes
मृधः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमृध् (प्रातिपदिक: मृध्/मृध-)
विचर्षणिःthe widely-ruling/active one (epithet, esp. of Soma)
विचर्षणिः:
कर्तृ (पुनानः इत्यस्य विशेषण/सम्बोधन-स्वरूपः)
TypeNoun/epithet
Rootप्रातिपदिक: विचर्षणि-
शुम्भन्तिthey adorn, they make splendid
शुम्भन्ति:
क्रिया (द्वितीय खण्डे)
TypeVerb
Root√शुभ्
विप्रम्the inspired one / the sage (here: Soma as ‘vipra’)
विप्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
धीतिभिःwith thoughts, with hymns/insights
धीतिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधीति (प्रातिपदिक: धीति-)
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