Rig Veda 9.72.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 72, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.72
Rishi: Soma-Pavamāna tradition (Book 9).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Likely Jagatī (to be metrically confirmed).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अंशुं दुहन्ति स्तनयन्तमक्षितं कविं कवयोऽपसो मनीषिणः । समी गावो मतयो यन्ति संयत ऋतस्य योना सदने पुनर्भुवः ॥
Transliteration
aṃśúṃ duhanti stanáyantam ákṣitaṃ kavíṃ kaváyo ’páso manīṣíṇaḥ | samī́ gā́vo matáyo yanti saṃyátā ṛtásya yónā sádane punárbhuvaḥ ||
Translation
彼らはその輝く光条を搾り取る——轟きつつ尽きぬものを。業に巧みで洞察に富む詩仙たちが。光の牛群（光線）と思想のうねりとは、調えられて共に進み、リタ（真理・秩序）の胎へ、生成がふたたび新たに生まれる座へと至る。
Word by Word
अंशुम्the Soma-stalk / Soma (as ‘ray, stalk’)
अंशुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअंशु- (प्रातिपदिक)
दुहन्तिthey milk / draw out
दुहन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (धातु)
स्तनयन्तम्thundering, roaring
स्तनयन्तम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootस्तनय् (धातु) → स्तनयन्त् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
अक्षितम्unperishing, undecaying
अक्षितम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-क्षि (√क्षि ‘क्षय’/‘क्षीण’)
कविम्the seer-poet (Soma as inspired one)
कविम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकवि- (प्रातिपदिक)
कवयःthe seers
कवयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकवि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपसःthe works, ritual labors
अपसः:
कर्तृ (कवयः इति सह)
TypeNoun
Rootअपस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
मनीषिणःthe wise, the thoughtful
मनीषिणः:
कर्तृ (कवयः इति सह)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमनीषिन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
समीtogether, in unison
समी:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमी (अव्यय)
गावःthe cows (often: rays/streams)
गावः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootगो- (प्रातिपदिक)
मतयःthe thoughts, inspirations
मतयः:
कर्तृ (गावः इति सह)
TypeNoun
Rootमति- (प्रातिपदिक)
यन्तिthey go, they proceed
यन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
संयतःrestrained, held together, well-yoked
संयतः:
कर्तृ (गावः/मतयः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootसम्-यम् (धातु) → संयत (कृदन्त/विशेषण)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order / truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत- (प्रातिपदिक)
योनौin the womb/seat/source
योनौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि- (प्रातिपदिक)
सदनेin the dwelling, in the abode
सदने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसदन- (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनर्भुवःbecoming again, returning anew (renewers)
पुनर्भुवः:
कर्तृ (गावः/मतयः इत्यस्य विशेषण/सम्बोधन-स्वरूप)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपुनर् (अव्यय) + भू (धातु) → पुनर्भू (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
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