Rig Veda 9.14.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 14, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.14
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with solar association via Vivasvat)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नप्तीभिर्यो विवस्वतः शुभ्रो न मामृजे युवा । गाः कृण्वानो न निर्णिजम् ॥
Transliteration
naptī́bhir yó vívasvataḥ śúbhro ná māmṛjé yúvā | gā́ḥ kṛṇvānáḥ ná nirṇíjam ||
Translation
Der, der mit den Sippenkräften des Vivasvat – der lichte Jüngling – immer wieder gereinigt wird: Er macht sich die Strahlen, die erleuchtenden Herden, zu eigen wie ein glänzendes Gewand.
Word by Word
नप्तीभिःwith the grandsons/descendants (helpers)
नप्तीभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनप्तृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विवस्वतःof Vivasvat (the shining one; Sun)
विवस्वतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun (proper/epithet)
Rootविवस्वत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुभ्रःbright, pure
शुभ्रः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
मामृजेhas cleansed/brightened (himself); has become purified
मामृजे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमृज् (धातु)
युवाyoung (one)
युवा:
कर्तृ (विशेषण/अप्पोज़िशन)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootयुवन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
गाःcows (rays/streams)
गाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो- (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वानःmaking, producing
कृण्वानः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeVerbal adjective (participle)
Rootकृ (धातु)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
निर्णिजम्(his) bright garment/covering; shining vesture
निर्णिजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्णिज्- (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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