Rig Veda 9.57.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 57, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.57
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स मर्मृजान आयुभिरिभो राजेव सुव्रतः । श्येनो न वंसु षीदति ॥
Transliteration
sá marmṛjān áyubhir íbho rājéva suvratáḥ | śyénो na váṃsu sīdati ||
Translation
Er, geglättet durch die Lebenskräfte (āyú), stark wie ein König und dem rechten Gelübde treu, setzt sich wie ein Falke auf den begehrten Schatz.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मर्मृजानःpurifying/cleansing (himself/others)
मर्मृजानः:
Kartā (सः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) / Agentive
TypeParticiple (Adjectival) / Verb-derived
Root√मृज् (मार्जने ‘to cleanse/purify’) → मर्मृजान- (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
आयुभिःwith vital powers / with life-forces
आयुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआयु (प्रातिपदिक)
इभःthe strong one; bull/elephant-like (mighty)
इभः:
Kartā (सः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) / Apposition
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootइभ (प्रातिपदिक)
राजाking
राजा:
Kartā (उपमान-भागः) / Apposition
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सुव्रतःof good observance; well-disciplined
सुव्रतः:
Kartā (सः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्) / गुणवाचक
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; सु + व्रत ‘good vow/observance’)
श्येनःhawk, falcon
श्येनः:
Kartā (उपमान-भागः) / Apposition
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वंसुgood/treasure; desirable wealth
वंसु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवंसु (प्रातिपदिक)
सीदतिsits down; settles; alights
सीदति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति; ‘to sit down, settle, alight’)
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