Rig Veda 9.97.23: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 23

Sukta 9.97

Rishi: Soma Pavamāna seers

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Chandas: Jagatī (likely; confirm metrically)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र दानुदो दिव्यो दानुपिन्व ऋतमृताय पवते सुमेधाः । धर्मा भुवद्वृजन्यस्य राजा प्र रश्मिभिर्दशभिर्भारि भूम ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.97.23

Transliteration

prá dānu-dó divyó dānu-pínva ṛtám ṛtā́ya pavate su-medhā́ḥ | dharmā́ bhuvad vṛjányasya rājā́ prá raśmíbhir daśábhir bhāri bhū́ma ||

Translation

Vorwärts zieht der göttliche Spender und Mehrer der Ströme; der klar Gesinnte fließt als Wahrheit zur Wahrheit. Er wird zum Gesetz, zum König des tätigen Feldes, und schreitet aus mit zehn Strahlen—gewaltig in seinem Tragen.

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Word by Word

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

• दानुदः: the slayer/overcomer of Dānu (demon)
• दानुदः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: दानु-द (prātipadika: dānu + √द (to cut/split) > 'one who splits/overcomes Dānu')

• दिव्यः: heavenly, divine
• दिव्यः: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (prātipadika from दिव् 'heaven' / √दिव्)

• दानुपिन्वः: (he who) makes Dānu swell / invigorates (the waters)
• दानुपिन्वः: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: दानु-पिन्व (prātipadika; kṛdanta from √पिव्/√प्याय् 'to swell, make swell, invigorate' with object dānu)

• ऋतम्: ṛta; cosmic order, truth
• ऋतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (prātipadika)

• ऋताय: for/unto ṛta
• ऋताय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (prātipadika)

• पवते: purifies itself; flows as the purified (Soma)
• पवते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (pū/pav- ‘to purify, cleanse’)

• सुमेधाः: good-minded, wise
• सुमेधाः: Kartā (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: सु-मेधा (prātipadika)

• धर्मा: supporter; law/order; firm foundation
• धर्मा: Kartā (predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मन् (prātipadika)

• भुवत्: became; came to be
• भुवत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (to be, become)

• वृजन्यस्य: of the host/people; of the clan
• वृजन्यस्य: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: वृजन्य (prātipadika; ‘of the clan/host, belonging to the people/war-band’)

• राजा: king, ruler
• राजा: Kartā (predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (prātipadika)

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

• रश्मिभिः: with rays/streams (reins)
• रश्मिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: रश्मि (prātipadika)

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karaṇa (qualifier)
• Type: Numeral
• Root: दशन्/दश (numeral stem)

• भारि: a weighty/strong (deed/force); mightily
• भारि: Karma/Adverbial
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भारि (prātipadika; ‘bearing, weighty/strong’)

• भूम: we have become / we are (grown)
• भूम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (to be; also ‘to become, to grow’)