Rig Veda 9.97.23: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 23
Sukta 9.97
Rishi: Soma Pavamāna seers
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; confirm metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र दानुदो दिव्यो दानुपिन्व ऋतमृताय पवते सुमेधाः । धर्मा भुवद्वृजन्यस्य राजा प्र रश्मिभिर्दशभिर्भारि भूम ॥
Transliteration
prá dānu-dó divyó dānu-pínva ṛtám ṛtā́ya pavate su-medhā́ḥ | dharmā́ bhuvad vṛjányasya rājā́ prá raśmíbhir daśábhir bhāri bhū́ma ||
Translation
前へと進むのは、天なる施与者、流れを増し育てる者。明慧の彼は、真理（ṛta）のために、真理へと浄め流れる。彼は法（dharma）となり、働き動く野の王となり、十の光線をもって進み出る—その担いは広大である。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
दानुदःthe slayer/overcomer of Dānu (demon)
दानुदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदानु-द (prātipadika: dānu + √द (to cut/split) > 'one who splits/overcomes Dānu')
दिव्यःheavenly, divine
दिव्यः:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (prātipadika from दिव् 'heaven' / √दिव्)
दानुपिन्वः(he who) makes Dānu swell / invigorates (the waters)
दानुपिन्वः:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootदानु-पिन्व (prātipadika; kṛdanta from √पिव्/√प्याय् 'to swell, make swell, invigorate' with object dānu)
ऋतम्ṛta; cosmic order, truth
ऋतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (prātipadika)
ऋतायfor/unto ṛta
ऋताय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (prātipadika)
पवतेpurifies itself; flows as the purified (Soma)
पवते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पू (pū/pav- ‘to purify, cleanse’)
सुमेधाःgood-minded, wise
सुमेधाः:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसु-मेधा (prātipadika)
धर्माsupporter; law/order; firm foundation
धर्मा:
Kartā (predicate-noun)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मन् (prātipadika)
भुवत्became; came to be
भुवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (to be, become)
वृजन्यस्यof the host/people; of the clan
वृजन्यस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवृजन्य (prātipadika; ‘of the clan/host, belonging to the people/war-band’)
राजाking, ruler
राजा:
Kartā (predicate-noun)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (prātipadika)
प्रforth
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
रश्मिभिःwith rays/streams (reins)
रश्मिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि (prātipadika)
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
Karaṇa (qualifier)
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन्/दश (numeral stem)
भारिa weighty/strong (deed/force); mightily
भारि:
Karma/Adverbial
TypeAdjective
Rootभारि (prātipadika; ‘bearing, weighty/strong’)
भूमwe have become / we are (grown)
भूम:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (to be; also ‘to become, to grow’)
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