Rig Veda 9.99.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 99, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.99
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं गाथया पुराण्या पुनानमभ्यनूषत । उतो कृपन्त धीतयो देवानां नाम बिभ्रतीः ॥
Transliteration
táṃ gā́thayā purāṇyā́ punā́nám abhy ànūṣata | utó kṛpanta dhītáyo devā́nāṃ nā́ma bíbhratīḥ ||
Translation
Ihn, der sich läutert, besangen sie mit einem uralten Lied; und die Eingebungen formen sich, die Namen der Götter tragend.
Word by Word
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गाथयाwith a song/chant
गाथया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगाथा (प्रातिपदिक)
पुराण्याancient, primeval
पुराण्या:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootपुराण्य (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; पुराण-सम्बद्ध)
पुनानम्purifying (himself), being purified
पुनानम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple
Rootपू (धातु) → पुनान (शतृ/शानच्-वर्तमान कृदन्त, आत्मनेपद)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अनूषतthey praised/sang to
अनूषत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवच्/उष्? (वैदिक रूप: अनूषत् < अनु + √वच्/√उष्; व्यवहारतः ‘स्तुवन्ति/प्रशंसन्ति’ अर्थे)
उतोand also
उतो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात) + उ (वैदिक संधि)
कृपन्तthey tremble/quiver (with emotion)
कृपन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृप् (धातु; ‘कम्पने/कृपणे’ वैदिक प्रयोग) → कृपन्त (वर्तमान, परस्मैपद)
धीतयःthoughts, hymns, inspirations
धीतयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधीति (प्रातिपदिक; √धी ‘ध्यान/बुद्धि’)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
नामname
नाम:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
बिभ्रतीःbearing, carrying
बिभ्रतीः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Root√भृ (धातु) → बिभ्रती (वर्तमान कृदन्त, शतृ; स्त्री)
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