Rig Veda 9.87.3 — Mandala 9, Sukta 87, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.87
Rishi: Unspecified in this excerpt; verse speaks of a paradigmatic seer figure (ṛṣi/vipra/uśanā).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (indirectly), with strong rishi-gnosis emphasis.
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऋषिर्विप्रः पुरएता जनानामृभुर्धीर उशना काव्येन । स चिद्विवेद निहितं यदासामपीच्यं गुह्यं नाम गोनाम् ॥
Transliteration
ṛṣír vípraḥ puraetā́ jánānām ṛbhúr dhī́ra uśánā kā́vyena | sá cíd viveda níhitaṃ yád āsām apī́cyaṃ gúhyaṃ nā́ma gónām ||
Translation
Ein Ṛṣi, ein erleuchteter Seher, der Vorangehende der Völker — ein Ṛbhu, standhaft, begehrend durch Uśanās’ dichterische Kunst; auch das Verborgene hat er erkannt: den geheimen, inneren Namen der Lichtstrahlen.
Word by Word
ऋषिःseer
ऋषिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि- (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रःinspired poet/priest
विप्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरः-एताleader, one who goes in front
पुरः-एता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootपुरः + एता (√इ ‘to go’ से कृत्: एतृ/एता)
जनानाम्of the peoples/men
जनानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootजन- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋभुःR̥bhu (the skillful one; name/epithet)
ऋभुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु- (प्रातिपदिक)
धीःinsight, inspired thought
धीः:
कर्तृ/विशेषणभाव (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootधी- (प्रातिपदिक)
उशनाUśanā (Kāvya)
उशना:
कर्तृ (apposition)
TypeProper Noun
Rootउशनस्/उशना- (प्रातिपदिक; उशना काव्य ‘Uśanā Kāvya’)
काव्येनby poetic craft/poetry
काव्येन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
विवेदhe has found/has come to know
विवेद:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (to know, find)
निहितम्the hidden/placed (thing)
निहितम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple
Rootनि-√धा (to place, deposit) → निहित (कृत्: क्त)
यत्which
यत्:
कर्म (relative)
TypeRelative Pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
आसाम्of these (cows)
आसाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
अपिच्यम्to be reached/attained; desirable
अपिच्यम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअपिच्य- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अपि-च्य’ = to be sought/attained?)
गुह्यम्secret, hidden
गुह्यम्:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootगुह्य- (प्रातिपदिक; from √गुह् ‘to hide’)
नामname
नाम:
कर्म (apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
गोनाम्of the cows (or rays)
गोनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootगो- (प्रातिपदिक)
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