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 ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.101.12

Transliteration

eté pūtā́ vipaścítaḥ sómāso dádhyāśiraḥ | sū́ryāso ná darśatā́so jigatnávo dhruvā́ ghṛté ||

Translation

Inilah kekuatan-kekuatan Soma yang telah disucikan, yang berwawasan jernih, bercampur dengan dadhi—curd pemelihara. Laksana matahari mereka elok dipandang; mereka melaju menuju tujuan, teguh tertanam dalam ghṛta—mantap dalam kelimpahan bercahaya.

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Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Kartā (with implied verb ‘are/appear’)
• Type: Pronoun (demonstrative)
• Root: एतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• पूताः: purified
• पूताः: Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: पू (धातु) → पूत (PPP prātipadika)

• विपश्चितः: wise, discerning
• विपश्चितः: Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: वि + पश्य (धातु) → विपश्चित् (prātipadika)

• सोमासः: Soma-drops
• सोमासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (prātipadika)

• दध्याशिरः: mixed with curds (dadhi-mixture)
• दध्याशिरः: Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: दधि + आशिर्/आशिस् (prātipadika; ‘mixture/seasoning’) → दध्याशिर (compound)

• सूर्यासः: suns
• सूर्यासः: Kartā (in simile; ‘like suns’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (prātipadika)

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

• दर्शतासः: beautiful to see, splendid
• दर्शतासः: Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दर्शत (adj. prātipadika)

• जिगत्नवः: going forth, hastening
• जिगत्नवः: Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
• Type: Adjective/Noun (agentive)
• Root: गम् (धातु) with reduplication → जिगत्नु (agent-noun/adj. prātipadika)

• ध्रुवाः: firm, steadfast
• ध्रुवाः: Kartā (qualifier of ‘सोमासः’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (prātipadika)

• घृते: in ghee, in clarified butter
• घृते: Adhikaraṇa (locative: ‘in/with ghee’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (prātipadika)