Rig Veda 9.74.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 74, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.74
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain in provided input
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with imagery overlapping Agni/solar pursuit of svar)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शिशुर्न जातोऽव चक्रदद्वने स्वर्यद्वाज्यरुषः सिषासति । दिवो रेतसा सचते पयोवृधा तमीमहे सुमती शर्म सप्रथः ॥
Transliteration
śíśur ná jātó ’vá cakradad vánē svàr yád vājī́ aruṣáḥ sisāsati | divó rétasā sacate payovṛ́dhā tám īmahe sumatī́ śárma sapráthaḥ ||
Translation
生まれたばかりの幼子のように、彼は森の中で叫ぶ。赤く、力を担う者が光を求めるときに。彼は天の種子と結び、満ちあふれる乳を増し育てる。われらは彼を招き、広やかな安らぎと、光り澄む正しき思い（sumatí）を乞う。
Word by Word
शिशुःthe child / young one
शिशुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशिशु- (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
जातःborn
जातः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√जन् (जनि) → जात (कृदन्त)
अवdown, forth
अव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
चक्रदत्he has made / fashioned
चक्रदत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति) → चक्रदत् (वेदिक-लुङ्/अोरिस्ट रूप)
वनेin the wood / in the forest
वने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवन- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वःheaven, the sky-world
स्वः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्/स्वः (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
कर्म (सम्बन्धक)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम)
वाज्यःprize-winning, bringing strength
वाज्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाज्य- (प्रातिपदिक; वाज ‘प्राइज/strength’)
अरुषःruddy, tawny
अरुषः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअरुष- (प्रातिपदिक)
सिषासतिhe desires / seeks
सिषासति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सन्/सिषास् (इच्छार्थे; desiderative of √सा/√सन्)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्- (प्रातिपदिक)
रेतसाwith seed / semen (generative fluid)
रेतसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरेतस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सचतेhe accompanies / joins
सचते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सच् (सचते)
पयः-वृधाmilk-increasing / growing by milk
पयः-वृधा:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपयस्- + वृध- (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
ईमहेwe seek / we implore
ईमहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यम्/ई (वेदिक: ईमहे ‘we seek/implore’)
सुमतिःgood thought, favor
सुमतिः:
कर्तृ/हेतुः (आशीर्वचनार्थे)
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + मति- (प्रातिपदिक)
शर्मshelter, protection
शर्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन्/शर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
सप्रथःwidely extended, far-spreading
सप्रथः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + प्रथ- (प्रातिपदिक)
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