Rig Veda 9.71.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 71, Mantra 7

Sukta 9.71

Rishi: Soma-Pavamāna tradition (Book 9).

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with dawn imagery as supportive symbolism).

Chandas: Likely Jagatī (to be metrically confirmed).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

परा व्यक्तो अरुषो दिवः कविर्वृषा त्रिपृष्ठो अनविष्ट गा अभि । सहस्रणीतिर्यतिः परायती रेभो न पूर्वीरुषसो वि राजति ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.71.7

Transliteration

parā́ vyàkto aruṣó diváḥ kavír vṛ́ṣā tripṛṣṭhó anaviṣṭá gā́ abhí | sahásranītiḥ yátiḥ parāyátī rebhó ná pūrvī́r uṣáso ví rājati ||

Translation

Woh dikhne lagta hai, aasman ka jo chamakta hai aur bada balwan hai. Woh teen peeth wala hai, kirnon ko dhoondhta hua. Woh hazaar raasto se aage badhta hai. Gaane wale ki tarah woh saari subahon mein chamakta hai jo pehle guzar chuki hain.

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Word by Word

• परा: forth, away
• परा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परा (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• व्यक्तः: manifest, clearly appearing
• व्यक्तः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √व्यञ्ज्/व्यच् (प्रकटने) → व्यक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• अरुषः: ruddy, tawny
• अरुषः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरुष (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिवः: of heaven/sky
• दिवः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ)

• कविः: seer, poet
• कविः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृषा: bull; mighty one
• वृषा: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वृषन्/वृष (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्रिपृष्ठः: three-backed/three-ridged
• त्रिपृष्ठः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि-पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनविष्ट: not having reached/entered (unattained)
• अनविष्ट: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन-आ-√विश् (प्रवेशने/व्याप्तौ) → अनविष्ट (कृदन्त)

• गाः: cows; rays (fig.)
• गाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards, upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• सहस्रणीतिḥ: having a thousand leadings/paths; thousand-guiding
• सहस्रणीतिḥ: Kartā (विशेषण/उपाधि)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सहस्र-नीति (प्रातिपदिक)

• यतिः: goer, mover
• यतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: यति (प्रातिपदिक)

• परायतिः: one who goes forth/away
• परायतिः: Kartā (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परा-√या (गत्यर्थ) → परायतिः (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• रेभः: singer, praiser
• रेभः: Kartā (उपमा-भागः)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: रेभ (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• पूर्वीः: former, earlier
• पूर्वीः: Karma (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• उषसः: dawns
• उषसः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, widely, forth
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• राजति: shines, is resplendent
• राजति: — (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √राज् (दीप्तौ/शोभायाम्)