Rig Veda 9.101.13: Mandala 9, Sukta 101, Mantra 13

Sukta 9.101

Rishi: Bhṛgu-line seer(s) (explicit mention of Bhṛgavaḥ within the verse’s imagery)

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with an inner polemic against obstructing forces)

Chandas: Jagatī (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र सुन्वानस्यान्धसो मर्तो न वृत तद्वचः । अप श्वानमराधसं हता मखं न भृगवः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.101.13

Transliteration

prá sunvāná syā́ndhasaḥ márto ná vṛta tád vácaḥ | ápa śvā́nam arā́dhasaṃ hatā́ mákhaṃ ná bhṛ́gavaḥ ||

Translation

Vorwärts gehe das Wort aus der gepressten Süße (andhas); es werde nicht zurückgehalten wie bei einem Sterblichen. Wirf den bellenden Widersacher ab, der keinen rechten Gewinn bringt; schlage ihn nieder — wie die Bhṛgus die hemmende Macht im Opfer treffen.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• सुन्वानस्य: of the pressing one (of Soma being pressed)
• सुन्वानस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: √सु (सुनोति) / prātipadika: सुन्वान- (pres. act. ptcp.)

• अन्धसः: of the Soma-juice
• अन्धसः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धस्-

• मर्तः: a mortal
• मर्तः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त-

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• वृत: chosen / selected
• वृत: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective (verbal)
• Root: √वृ (वृणोति/वृ) ; form: वृत (PPP/adj.)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्-

• वचः: word, utterance
• वचः: कर्म (apposition to तत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्-

• अप: away, off
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (upasarga)

• श्वानम्: the dog (hound)
• श्वानम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वान्-

• अराधसम्: unsuccessful, unhelpful, ill-fated
• अराधसम्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-राधस्- (neg. of राधस् ‘success, favor’)

• हता: struck down / driven off
• हता: —
• Type: Verb (past passive participle used predicatively)
• Root: √हन् (हन्ति) ; form: हत- (PPP) > हता (Vedic usage)

• मखम्: sacrifice, ritual offering
• मखम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मख-

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भृगवः: the Bhṛgus (priestly seers)
• भृगवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु- (clan name) ; stem: भृगव-