Rig Veda 9.97.29: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 29
Sukta 9.97
Rishi: Soma Pavamāna seers
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; confirm metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शतं धारा देवजाता असृग्रन्त्सहस्रमेनाः कवयो मृजन्ति । इन्दो सनित्रं दिव आ पवस्व पुरएतासि महतो धनस्य ॥
Transliteration
śatáṃ dhā́rā deva-jā́tā asṛgran sahásram enāḥ kaváyo mṛjanti | índo sanitráṃ divá ā́ pavasva pura-etā́si maható dhánasya ||
Translation
A hundred streams, born of the divine, are released; a thousand stains the seers cleanse away. O Indu, purify yourself into the treasury of heaven; you are the forerunner of the great riches of being.
Word by Word
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
Karma (परिमाण-विशेषणम्) / विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः
TypeNoun/Number
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
धाराःstreams (flows)
धाराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
देवजाताःgod-born / born from the gods
देवजाताः:
Kartā (धाराः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव-जात (समास; √जन् ‘to be born’ → जात kṛdanta)
असृग्रन्they streamed forth / were emitted
असृग्रन्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सृजति) ‘to flow/let go, emit’
सहस्रम्a thousand
सहस्रम्:
Karma (परिमाण-विशेषणम्) / विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः
TypeNoun/Number
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
एनाःthese (ones)
एनाः:
Karma / विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएना (प्रातिपदिक; ‘this/these’, esp. neuter plural in RV)
कवयःthe seers/poets
कवयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
मृजन्तिthey cleanse / purify
मृजन्ति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√मृज् (मृजति) ‘to wipe/clean, purify’
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
सनित्रम्the bestower / giver (winning power)
सनित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसनित्र (प्रातिपदिक; from √सन्/√सनी ‘to gain, bestow’)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
आforth, towards (hither)
आ:
(क्रिया-विशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
पवस्वpurify yourself / flow purified
पवस्व:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘to purify, become pure’
पुरएताthe forerunner / leader in front
पुरएता:
Kartā (असि इत्यस्य कर्तृपदम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपुरः-एतृ (समास; √इ ‘to go’ → एतृ ‘goer/leader’)
असिyou are
असि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति) ‘to be’
महतःof great
महतः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
धनस्यwealth, treasure
धनस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
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