Rig Veda 9.73.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 73, Mantra 6

Sukta 9.73

Rishi: Unknown/uncertain in provided input

Devata: Soma Pavamāna as purifier and establisher of ṛta through measured chant

Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्रत्नान्मानादध्या ये समस्वरञ्छ्लोकयन्त्रासो रभसस्य मन्तवः । अपानक्षासो बधिरा अहासत ऋतस्य पन्थां न तरन्ति दुष्कृतः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.73.6

Transliteration

pratnā́n mā́nād adhyā́ yé sám asvarañ chlokayántrāso rabhasásya mántavaḥ | ápānakṣāso badhirā́ ahāsata ṛtásya pánthāṃ ná taranti duṣkṛ́taḥ ||

Translation

Purane zamaane ke nap-tol se yeh shakti uthti hai. Yeh sab gaana ke saath jud jaate hain aur tezi se aage badhte hain. Lekin jo log bura karte hain, woh gir jaate hain. Unka koi pahiya nahi hota, woh suna bhi nahi sakte. Woh sach ke raaste ko paar nahi kar sakte.

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• प्रत्नात्: from of old, from ancient times
• प्रत्नात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun/Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: प्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) < *pra-tna-

• मानात्: from the measure/standard (from the rule)
• मानात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक) < √मा (माने/मितौ) / ‘measure, standard’

• अध्या: over, upon; in addition/thereupon
• अध्या: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + आ (अव्यय) → अध्या (वैदिक)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सम्: together, completely
• सम्: (preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अस्वरन्: they sounded/sang together
• अस्वरन्: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्वर् (स्वरे/ध्वनौ) with सम्; अस्वरन्

• छ्लोकयन्त्रासः: hymn-instrumented ones; those furnished with praise as their means
• छ्लोकयन्त्रासः: Kartā (apposition to ये)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: छ्लोक-यन्त्र (समास; प्रातिपदिक) < छ्लोक/श्लोक ‘hymn, praise’ + यन्त्र ‘instrument, contrivance’

• रभसस्य: of impetuosity/vehemence
• रभसस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: रभस (प्रातिपदिक)

• मन्तवः: thinkers, sages
• मन्तवः: Kartā (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्तु (प्रातिपदिक) < √मन् (मनुते) ‘think’

• अपानक्षासः: not-reaching, failing to attain
• अपानक्षासः: Kartā (apposition)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: अप-नक्ष (समास/प्रातिपदिक); नक्ष ‘reach/attain’ (cf. √नश्/नक्ष् in Vedic) with अप- ‘away’

• बधिराः: deaf
• बधिराः: Kartā (apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बधिर (प्रातिपदिक)

• अहासत: they laughed (mocked)
• अहासत: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हस् (हासे) with अ- (augment); अहासत

• ऋतस्य: of ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
• ऋतस्य: Sambandha (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक)

• पन्थाम्: the path
• पन्थाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्/पन्था (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: not
• न: (negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• तरन्ति: they cross, pass over
• तरन्ति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √तॄ (तरणे)

• दुष्कृतः: evil-doers, wrong-doers
• दुष्कृतः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: दुष्-कृत (समास; प्रातिपदिक) < दुष् ‘bad’ + कृत ‘done’