Rig Veda 9.76.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 76, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.76
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
धर्ता दिवः पवते कृत्व्यो रसो दक्षो देवानामनुमाद्यो नृभिः । हरिः सृजानो अत्यो न सत्वभिर्वृथा पाजांसि कृणुते नदीष्वा ॥
Transliteration
dhartā diváḥ pavate kṛ́tvyo ráso dákṣo devā́nām anumā́dyo nṛ́bhiḥ | háriḥ sṛjānáḥ átyo na sátvabhir vṛ́thā pā́jāṃsi kṛṇute nadī́ṣv ā́ ||
Translation
天を支える者は浄められつつ流れ出づ――効き働く精髄、神々の技、そして人の諸力に享受されるべきもの。褐色の者は放たれて、力ある駿馬のごとく、河々（意識の流路）へ入るとき、みずからの大いなる威力を自在に形づくる。
Word by Word
धर्ताthe supporter, sustainer
धर्ता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधर्तृ (√धृ ‘धारणे’)
दिवःof heaven, of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक ‘दिव्/द्यौ’)
पवतेpurifies/flows (as Soma)
पवते:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते; ‘शुद्धौ/पवने’)
कृत्व्यःto be accomplished; effective
कृत्व्यः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘to be done/fit to be done’, from √कृ)
रसःthe sap/juice (Soma-essence)
रसः:
Kartā (धर्ता इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootरस (प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षःthe able one; skill/power
दक्षः:
Kartā (रसः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुमाद्यःgladdening/filling with exhilaration (after/along with)
अनुमाद्यः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनु-माद्य (कृदन्त; from √मद् ‘हर्षे/मादे’ with अनु-)
नृभिःwith/by men (heroes, priests)
नृभिः:
Karaṇa/सह (instrumental: ‘with/by men’)
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
हरिःthe tawny one (Soma/steed-like)
हरिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
सृजानःbeing released/streaming forth
सृजानः:
Kartā (सहायकक्रिया/विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Root√सृज् (वर्तमान कृदन्त ‘सृजान’)
अत्यःa steed, racer
अत्यः:
Kartā (उपमानपद)
TypeNoun
Rootअत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
सत्वभिःwith powers/energies
सत्वभिः:
Karaṇa (instrumental: ‘with strengths/forces’)
TypeNoun
Rootसत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
वृथाin vain; aimlessly
वृथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवृथा (अव्यय)
पाजांसिstrengths, mights
पाजांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुतेmakes, produces
कृणुते:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कृणुते)
नदीषुin the rivers/streams
नदीषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनदी (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, into (intensifier/particle)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
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