Rig Veda 9.91.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 91, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.91
Rishi: Rebha Kāśyapa (traditional; hymn-level)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; confirm metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवा पुनानो अपः स्वर्गा अस्मभ्यं तोका तनयानि भूरि । शं नः क्षेत्रमुरु ज्योतींषि सोम ज्योङ्नः सूर्यं दृशये रिरीहि ॥
Transliteration
evā́ punānó apáḥ svàr gā́ asmábhyaṃ tokā́ tanayā́ni bhū́ri | śáṃ naḥ kṣétram urú jyótīṃṣi soma jyók naḥ sū́ryaṃ dṛśáye rirīhi ||
Translation
かくして、浄められしソーマよ、われらのために諸水を、太陽界に輝く光の牝牛らを、また多くの生み—子らとその継承—をもたらせ。われらの野を安らぎのうちに広くせよ、われらのために諸々の光をひろげよ。ソーマよ、久しく太陽をわれらの前に見えるものとして据え、真理の光の恒なる視界を打ち立てよ。
Word by Word
एवाthus, just so
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पुनानःpurifying (himself), being purified
पुनानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participial adjective)
Rootपू (पवते) / पुनान- (प्रातिपदिक from √पू ‘to purify’)
अपःthe waters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक: अप्-)
स्वर्गाःheaven-going, leading to heaven
स्वर्गाः:
Kartā (apposition to implied agents/streams)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
तोकाःoffspring, children
तोकाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतोक (प्रातिपदिक)
तनयानिsons, progeny
तनयानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
भूरिmuch, abundant
भूरि:
—
TypeAdjective/Indeclinable (quantifier)
Rootभूरि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
शम्well-being, auspiciously
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय) / √शम् ‘to be calm/benefit’
नःof us, our
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
क्षेत्रम्field, domain
क्षेत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
उरुwide, broad
उरु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतींषिlights, splendors
ज्योतींषि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योक्long (time), continually
ज्योक्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootज्योक् (अव्यय)
नःof us, our
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सूर्यम्the sun
सूर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
दृशयेfor seeing, for vision
दृशये:
Prayojana (purpose) / Sampradāna
TypeNoun (inflectional dative) / purpose-form
Rootदृश् (प्रातिपदिक: दृशि-/दृश्य-)
रिरीहिflow/hasten (toward), come swiftly
रिरीहि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√रि/√री (रीयते/रिणाति; Vedic: ‘to flow, run, hasten’)
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