Mantra 5
Sukta 9.33
Rishi: Soma-Pavamāna seer tradition (exact rishi uncertain in provided input).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Ṛta-mothers/waters as supporting powers).
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (needs verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि ब्रह्मीरनूषत यह्वीॠतस्य मातरः । मर्मृज्यन्ते दिवः शिशुम् ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
अ॒भि ब्रह्मी॑रनूषत य॒ह्वीॠ॒तस्य॑ मा॒तर॑: । म॒र्मृ॒ज्यन्ते॑ दि॒वः शिशु॑म् ॥
Transliteration
abhí brahmī́r anūṣata yahvī́r ṛtásya mātáraḥ | marmṛ́jyante diváḥ śíśum ||
Translation
The sacred utterances press toward him in praise; the mighty Mothers of Ṛta cleanse and polish the Child of Heaven.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
अ॒भि । ब्रह्मीः॑ । अ॒नू॒ष॒त॒ । य॒ह्वीः । ऋ॒तस्य॑ । मा॒तरः॑ । म॒र्मृ॒ज्यन्ते॑ । दि॒वः । शिशु॑म् ॥अभि । ब्रह्मीः । अनूषत । यह्वीः । ऋतस्य । मातरः । मर्मृज्यन्ते । दिवः । शिशुम् ॥abhi | brahmīḥ | anūṣata | yahvīḥ | ṛtasya | mātaraḥ | marmṛjyante | divaḥ | śiśum
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (directional/relational) / Upasarga to verb
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
ब्रह्मीःthe sacred utterances / hymns (as feminine ‘brahmīḥ’)
ब्रह्मीः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मी- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ब्रह्मन्’ से स्त्रीलिङ्ग रूप)
अनूषतthey uttered / they have sung forth
अनूषत:
Kriyā (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootवच्/उच् (Vedic: √वच् ‘to speak, utter’; aorist formation अनूषत)
यह्वीःswift, impetuous (fem. pl.)
यह्वीः:
Kartā (as qualifier of मातरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootयह्वी- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत- (प्रातिपदिक)
मातरःmothers
मातरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्मृज्यन्तेthey cleanse themselves / they are being purified
मर्मृज्यन्ते:
Kriyā (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootमृज् (√मृज् ‘to wipe, cleanse, polish’ with intensive/reduplicated stem मर्मृज्)
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक ‘दिव्/द्यौ’)
शिशुम्the child (young one)
शिशुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशिशु- (प्रातिपदिक)