Rig Veda 9.21.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 21, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.21
Devata: Soma (bright/purifying streams); with allusion to the Ribhus
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऋभुर्न रथ्यं नवं दधाता केतमादिशे । शुक्राः पवध्वमर्णसा ॥
Transliteration
ṛbhúr ná rathyáṃ návaṃ dádhātā ketám ā́diśe | śukrā́ḥ pavadhvam árṇasā ||
Translation
Like the Ribhus fashioning a new chariot, set the sign (keta) for the revelation; O bright ones, purify yourselves with the flood—so the luminous powers are remade and directed, fit for the true journey of the soul.
Word by Word
ऋभुःR̥bhu (the artisan/Ṛbhu)
ऋभुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper/common)
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ऋभु’ नाम)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
रथ्यम्fit for a chariot; chariot-worthy
रथ्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरथ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नवम्new
नवम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव (प्रातिपदिक)
दधाताplace/put; fashion (you all should)
दधाता:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; दधा- < दधाति)
केतमाwhich (one) having a sign/banner?; which renowned one?
केतमा:
कर्तृ (प्रश्न-विषयः)
TypeAdjective (substantivized) / Interrogative-adjectival form
Rootकेतुमत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having a banner/sign’)
आदिशेindicates, points out, assigns
आदिशे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दिश् (धातु)
शुक्राःthe bright/clear ones (i.e., shining Soma-drops)
शुक्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used as noun)
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पवध्वम्purify yourselves; flow clear
पवध्वम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु; ‘to purify/cleanse’) → पवते
अर्णसाwith the flood/stream; with the wave (of liquid)
अर्णसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्णस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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