Rig Veda 9.7.5 — Mandala 9, Sukta 7, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.7
Rishi: unknown (not supplied in input)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: unknown (not supplied in input)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवमानो अभि स्पृधो विशो राजेव सीदति । यदीमृण्वन्ति वेधसः ॥
Transliteration
pávamāno abhí spṛ́dho víśo rā́jeva sīdati | yad ī́m ṛṇvánti vedhásaḥ ||
Translation
Sambil memurnikan diri, ia duduk mengatasi persaingan, mengatasi bangsa-bangsa, laksana raja—ketika para vedhas (pembentuk bijak) menggerakkannya dan membuatnya bangkit dari dalam.
Word by Word
पवमानःthe purifying (Soma), as he flows
पवमानः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootपवमान- (√पू ‘to purify/cleanse’, present participle middle)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga/preverb)
स्पृधःrivals/hostile (ones)
स्पृधः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्पृध्- (f.) ‘rivalry, hostility; rival’
विशःthe clans/peoples
विशः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootविश्- (f.) ‘clan, people, settlement’
राजाa king
राजा:
कर्तृ (उपमान-कर्तृ in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्- (m.) ‘king’
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सीदतिsits/settles (down), takes his seat
सीदति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् ‘to sit, settle, take a seat’
यदाwhen
यदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable (conjunction)
Rootयदा
ईम्him (enclitic: ‘him/this one’)
ईम्:
कर्म (enclitic object ‘him’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (enclitic particle/pronounial adverb)
ऋण्वन्तिthey set (him) in motion / impel
ऋण्वन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऋ ‘to go, move, set in motion’ (Vedic: ‘to impel/urge, set going’)
वेधसःthe inspired ones/priests
वेधसः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवेधस्- (m.) ‘wise one, inspired priest; arranger’
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