Rig Veda 9.70.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 70, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.70
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स मातरा न ददृशान उस्रियो नानददेति मरुतामिव स्वनः । जानन्नृतं प्रथमं यत्स्वर्णरं प्रशस्तये कमवृणीत सुक्रतुः ॥
Transliteration
sá mātarā́ na dádṛśāna usríyo nā́nadad eti marútām iva svanáḥ | jā́nann ṛtáṃ prathamáṃ yát svaḥ-naráṃ práśastaye kám avṛṇīta su-krátuḥ ||
Translation
彼は輝く牝牛のように鳴きつつ進み、母たちに呼びかけるかのごとく、マルットたちの響きのような音を立てる。最初のリタ（Ṛta）――天を担う力――を知り、善き意志の者はそれを讃歌のために選び取る。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मातरःmothers
मातरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike / as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
ददृशानःhaving seen / seeing
ददृशानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootदृश् (धातु) → ददृशान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
उस्रियःdawns / (bright) cows (poetic)
उस्रियः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउस्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
आनन्ददrejoicing / delighting
आनन्दद:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootनन्द् (धातु) + आ- (उपसर्ग) → आनन्दद् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
एतिgoes / comes
एति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
मरुताम्of the Maruts
मरुताम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
स्वनःsound / roar
स्वनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
जानन्knowing
जानन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootज्ञा (धातु) → जानत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतम्ṛta (cosmic order / truth)
ऋतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रथमम्first
प्रथमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्णरम्the bright/golden (radiance; Vedic term)
स्वर्णरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्णर (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक)
प्रशस्तयेfor praise
प्रशस्तये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootप्रशस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
कम्whom / what
कम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवृणीतchose
अवृणीत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (धातु) + अव- (उपसर्ग)
सुक्रतुःof good resolve / wise
सुक्रतुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + क्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
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