Rig Veda 9.99.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 99, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.99
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seer tradition (variable Anukramaṇī attribution).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; verify by scansion.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स मृज्यते सुकर्मभिर्देवो देवेभ्यः सुतः । विदे यदासु संददिर्महीरपो वि गाहते ॥
Transliteration
sá mṛ́jyate sukármabhir devó devébhyaḥ sutáḥ | vidé yadā́su sam-dadír mahī́r apó ví gāhate ||
Translation
അവൻ സുകർമങ്ങളാൽ മൃജ്യപ്പെടുന്നു—ദേവന്മാർക്കായി പിഴിഞ്ഞെടുത്ത ദേവൻ. അവൻ അറിയപ്പെടേണ്ട സമയത്ത്, ഈ (ജലങ്ങളിൽ) സംധാനം ചെയ്ത് ഒന്നാകുന്നു; മഹത്തായ അപ്സുകളിൽ ആഴത്തിൽ പ്രവേശിക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मृज्यतेis cleansed / is purified
मृज्यते:
कर्तृ (कर्मणि/मध्यस्थ-प्रयोगः: ‘is cleansed/purified’)
TypeVerb
Rootमृज् (धातु)
सुकर्मभिःby good deeds / by good works
सुकर्मभिः:
करण
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootसु-कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god (Soma)
देवः:
कर्तृ (apposition to सः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवेभ्यःto/for the gods
देवेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतःpressed (out), expressed
सुतः:
कर्तृ (qualifier of देवः/सः)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootसु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; PPP)
विदेmay he find / may he know
विदे:
कर्तृ (of the clause ‘may he find/know’)
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (धातु)
यदाwhen
यदा:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा (अव्यय)
असुin the life-breath / in vital spirit
असु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअसु (प्रातिपदिक)
संददिःthe arranger/bestower (who puts together)
संददिः:
कर्तृ (of the subordinate sense: ‘the bestower/placer together’)
TypeNoun (agent/actor)
Rootसम् + दा (धातु) → संददि (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; agent noun)
महीःgreat
महीः:
कर्म (qualifier of अपः)
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिक)
अपःwaters
अपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth (intensifier/separator)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गाहतेenters / plunges into
गाहते:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootगाह् (धातु)
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