Rig Veda 9.69.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 69, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.69
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अमृक्तेन रुशता वाससा हरिरमर्त्यो निर्णिजानः परि व्यत । दिवस्पृष्ठं बर्हणा निर्णिजे कृतोपस्तरणं चम्वोर्नभस्मयम् ॥
Transliteration
ámṛktena rúśatā vā́sasā hárir ámartyo nirṇijānáḥ pári vyat | divás pṛṣṭháṃ barháṇā nirṇíje kṛtópa-stáraṇaṃ camvór nabhásmayam ||
Translation
汚れなき輝く衣をまとい、黄褐の不死者は、自らを清めつつ身をめぐらせて包み込む。天の背を、その浄めのための光の覆いとして整え、杯のために広がる敷きものを、天空のごとき基として作りなした。
Word by Word
अमृक्तेनwith unsoiled/pure
अमृक्तेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृक्त (प्रा.) < √मृज् ‘मार्जने/शोधने’ (निषेध-पूर्वक) अथवा ‘अमृक्त’ = ‘अमृष्ट/अमलिन’
रुशताwith shining
रुशता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootरुशत् (प्रा.) < √रुश्/√रुच् ‘दीप्तौ’
वाससाwith a garment/covering
वाससा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवासस् (प्रा.) < √वस् ‘आच्छादने/वसने’
हरिःthe tawny one (Soma)
हरिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रा.)
अमर्त्यःimmortal
अमर्त्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअमर्त्य (प्रा.)
निर्णिजानःcleansing/adorning himself
निर्णिजानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootनि + √रञ्ज्/√रिज् (वेद. ‘रञ्जने/शोधने/अलङ्कारे’); कृदन्त-प्रयोगः
परिaround
परि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
व्यतhe spread/extended
व्यत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवि_toggle: √वी/√वय् (वेद. ‘वियाने/विस्तारे’); here finite verb
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रा.)
पृष्ठम्the back/surface
पृष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृष्ठ (प्रा.)
बर्हणाwith expansion/loftiness
बर्हणा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हण (प्रा.) < √बृह् ‘वर्धने/महत्त्वे’
निर्णिजेfor the cleansing/raiment
निर्णिजे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्णिज् (प्रा.) ‘शुद्धिः/आभरणम्; cleansing/raiment’
कृतmade/prepared
कृत:
Karma
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√कृ ‘करणे’
उपस्तरणम्a covering/spread (underlay)
उपस्तरणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउप-स्तरण (प्रा.) < उप + √स्तृ ‘स्तरणे’
चम्वोःof the two cups/vessels
चम्वोः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootचमू (प्रा.) ‘पात्रम्/कुशपात्रम्; soma-vessel’
नभस्मयम्sky-like / made of misty heaven
नभस्मयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनभस् + मय (प्रा.)
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