Rig Veda 9.101.12: Mandala 9, Sukta 101, Mantra 12
Sukta 9.101
Rishi: Bhṛgu-line seer(s) (general)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एते पूता विपश्चितः सोमासो दध्याशिरः । सूर्यासो न दर्शतासो जिगत्नवो ध्रुवा घृते ॥
Transliteration
eté pūtā́ vipaścítaḥ sómāso dádhyāśiraḥ | sū́ryāso ná darśatā́so jigatnávo dhruvā́ ghṛté ||
Translation
આ છે શુદ્ધ થયેલા, વિપશ્ચિત્ (સ્પષ્ટદ્રષ્ટા) સોમરસો—પોષક દધિ-આશિર (દહીં-મિશ્રણ) સાથે સંયુક્ત. સૂર્યો સમા દર્શનીય છે; લક્ષ્ય તરફ ધસી જાય છે, ઘૃતમાં સ્થિર—તેજસ્વી સમૃદ્ધિમાં અચળ.
Word by Word
एतेthese
एते:
Kartā (with implied verb ‘are/appear’)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootएतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
पूताःpurified
पूताः:
Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootपू (धातु) → पूत (PPP prātipadika)
विपश्चितःwise, discerning
विपश्चितः:
Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवि + पश्य (धातु) → विपश्चित् (prātipadika)
सोमासःSoma-drops
सोमासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
दध्याशिरःmixed with curds (dadhi-mixture)
दध्याशिरः:
Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootदधि + आशिर्/आशिस् (prātipadika; ‘mixture/seasoning’) → दध्याशिर (compound)
सूर्यासःsuns
सूर्यासः:
Kartā (in simile; ‘like suns’)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (prātipadika)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
दर्शतासःbeautiful to see, splendid
दर्शतासः:
Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootदृश् (धातु) → दर्शत (adj. prātipadika)
जिगत्नवःgoing forth, hastening
जिगत्नवः:
Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
TypeAdjective/Noun (agentive)
Rootगम् (धातु) with reduplication → जिगत्नु (agent-noun/adj. prātipadika)
ध्रुवाःfirm, steadfast
ध्रुवाः:
Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
TypeAdjective
Rootध्रुव (prātipadika)
घृतेin ghee, in clarified butter
घृते:
Adhikaraṇa (locative: ‘in/with ghee’)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (prātipadika)
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