Rig Veda 9.62.17: Mandala 9, Sukta 62, Mantra 17

Sukta 9.62

Rishi: Traditionally attributed to a Soma-Pavamāna seer-family (often Kāśyapa/Āṅgirasa lineages in Book 9); exact r̥ṣi for 9.62 requires śākhā-anukramaṇī confirmation

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of ~8 syllables; typical for many Pavamāna verses)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

तं त्रिपृष्ठे त्रिवन्धुरे रथे युञ्जन्ति यातवे । ऋषीणां सप्त धीतिभिः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.62.17

Transliteration

táṃ tri-pṛ́ṣṭhe tri-vandhúre ráthe yuñjanti yā́tave | ṛ́ṣīṇāṃ saptá dhī́ti-bhiḥ ||

Translation

Him they yoke for the journey on the three-backed, three-banded chariot—by the seven thought-powers of the seers. Thus Soma is made a vehicle of ascent through ordered planes of consciousness.

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Word by Word

• तम्: him / that one
• तम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• त्रिपृष्ठे: on/at the three-backed (chariot)
• त्रिपृष्ठे: अधिकारण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिपृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + पृष्ठ)

• त्रिवन्धुरे: on/at the three-seated (chariot)
• त्रिवन्धुरे: अधिकारण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिवन्धुर (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + वन्धुर)

• रथे: on the chariot
• रथे: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)

• युञ्जन्ति: they yoke / harness
• युञ्जन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु; युजँ योगे)

• यातवे: to go / for going
• यातवे: प्रयोजन (उद्देश्य) / समप्रदान-भावः
• Type: Infinitive (Vedic dative-infinitive)
• Root: या (धातु; या गतौ) → यातु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) / यातृ-भावः

• ऋषीणाम्: of the seers
• ऋषीणाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: विशेषण (संख्या-विशेषण)
• Type: Numeral
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)

• धीतिभिः: with thoughts / with hymnic insights
• धीतिभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीति (प्रातिपदिक; √धी ‘to think/understand’ से)