Mantra 9

Sukta 69

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

युञ्जन्ति ब्रध्नमरुषं चरन्तं परि तस्थुषः । रोचन्ते रोचना दिवि

IAST Transliteration

yuñjánti bradhnám aruṣáṃ cárantaṃ pári tasthuṣaḥ | rócante rocanā́ diví ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

They yoke the tawny, ruddy one that moves; around him stand the watchers. The luminous regions shine in heaven.

Word by Word

• युञ्जन्ति: they yoke / harness
• युञ्जन्ति: — (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)

• ब्रध्नम्: the tawny one (Sun)
• ब्रध्नम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रध्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• अरुषम्: ruddy, reddish
• अरुषम्: कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरुष (प्रातिपदिक)

• चरन्तम्: moving, roaming
• चरन्तम्: कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
• Type: Participle (Adjectival)
• Root: चर् (धातु) → चरन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• परि: around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• तस्थुषः: of those standing (around)
• तस्थुषः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Participle (Substantival)
• Root: स्था (धातु) → तस्थुष् (परिपूर्ण/भूत कृदन्त; ‘standing’)

• रोचन्ते: they shine
• रोचन्ते: — (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच् (धातु)

• रोचनाः: lights, splendors
• रोचनाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोचना (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिवि: in heaven / in the sky
• दिवि: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-source attribution (AV 20 borrowing); r̥ṣi per RV Anukramaṇī of the underlying hymn.

Devata: Indra (with solar-radiant imagery)

Chandas: As per RV source; commonly Triṣṭubh/Jagatī sequence in such stanzas.

Mantra Rasa

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