Rig Veda 9.62.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 62, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.62
Rishi: Soma-Pavamāna seer-family; exact attribution needs anukramaṇī verification
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
कृण्वन्तो वरिवो गवेऽभ्यर्षन्ति सुष्टुतिम् । इळामस्मभ्यं संयतम् ॥
Transliteration
kṛṇvánto várīvo gáve ’bhy àrṣanti suṣṭutím | íḷām asmábhyaṃ saṃyátam ||
Translation
Weiten Raum (varivas) für die Licht‑Kuh (gávāḥ) schaffend, strömen sie hin zur wohlgefügten Lobpreisung; uns bringen sie die geordnete, zur Einheit gefügte Iḷā — Nahrung und rechte Eingebung.
Word by Word
कृण्वन्तःmaking, doing (they who do)
कृण्वन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootकृ (धातु) / कृणु (प्रयोग-प्रातिपदिक) → वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त-प्रत्यय -शतृ
वरिवःservice, favor; (doing) a good turn
वरिवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवरिवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
गवेto/for the cow (or: for cattle)
गवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग)
अर्षन्तिthey rush/flow
अर्षन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootऋष्/अर्ष् (धातु) ‘to flow, rush’
सुष्टुतिम्good praise, well-uttered hymn
सुष्टुतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक) ‘praise’
इळाम्Iḷā (nourishing refreshment/oblation; also a deity-name)
इळाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइळा (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
संयतम्restrained/held together; prepared/collected
संयतम्:
कर्म
TypeVerb (past participle)
Rootसम्- + यम् (धातु) → क्त-प्रत्यय ‘संयत’
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