Rig Veda 9.64.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 64, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.64
Rishi: Soma Pavamāna seer-tradition.
Devata: Soma Pavamāna.
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (needs verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शुम्भमाना ऋतायुभिर्मृज्यमाना गभस्त्योः । पवन्ते वारे अव्यये ॥
Transliteration
śumbhámānā ṛtāyúbhir mṛjyámānā gábhastyoḥ | pavante vā́re avyáye ||
Translation
Berhias dengan para pencari Ṛta, disucikan dalam genggaman tangan, mereka memurnikan diri dan mengalir dalam arus yang tak binasa; arus-arus Soma menjadi wadah yang layak bagi Kebenaran.
Word by Word
शुम्भमानाःadorning/brightening (themselves)
शुम्भमानाः:
Kartā
TypeVerb-derived adjective (participle)
Rootशुभ् (धातु) → शुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार)
ऋतायुभिःwith the ‘ṛta-lived’ ones / with those whose life is in accord with ṛta
ऋतायुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootऋतायु (प्रातिपदिक) = ऋत + आयु
मृज्यमानाःbeing cleansed/purified
मृज्यमानाः:
Kartā
TypeVerb-derived adjective (participle)
Rootमृज् (धातु) → मृज्य (कृदन्त-आधार)
गभस्त्योःin/at the two hands; in the two rays
गभस्त्योः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगभस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
पवन्तेthey purify/flow (as purifiers)
पवन्ते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु; ‘to purify’) → पवते/पवन्ते
वारेin the water
वारे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवारि/वार (प्रातिपदिक)
अव्ययेin the imperishable/unchanging (water)
अव्यये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
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