Rig Veda 9.61.27: Mandala 9, Sukta 61, Mantra 27
Sukta 9.61
Rishi: Kavi Bhārgava (traditional)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Trishtubh/Jagatī (requires scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न त्वा शतं चन ह्रुतो राधो दित्सन्तमा मिनन् । यत्पुनानो मखस्यसे ॥
Transliteration
ná tvā śatáṃ caná hrutó rā́dho dítsantam ā́ minan | yát punānó makhásyase ||
Translation
हे सोम! तू दान देण्यास उद्यत असताना शंभर कपटीही तुझे राधस् (दान-वैभव) कमी करू शकत नाहीत. कारण तू पवमान होऊन स्वतःला शुद्ध करतोस तेव्हा तू यज्ञाचा अधिपती होतोस—दानाच्या संकल्पात अढळ.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्)
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective (numeral)
Rootशत
चनeven
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच + न (enclitic)
ह्रुतःdeceived, cheated
ह्रुतः:
Kartā (of implied action ‘to harm/cheat’ as an agent/qualifier) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootह्रु (धातु) → ह्रुत (PPP)
राधःbounty, gift, wealth
राधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराधस्
दित्सन्तम्wishing to give
दित्सन्तम्:
Karma (qualifying ‘त्वा’ as the one ‘wishing to give’) / विशेषण
TypeParticiple (desiderative)
Rootदा (धातु) → दित्सन्त् (desiderative present participle)
आtowards; indeed
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / particle
Rootआ
मिनन्diminishing, harming
मिनन्:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (present active)
Rootमि (धातु: to diminish/injure) → मिनत् (pres. act. ptcp.)
यत्when; that which
यत्:
— (connective relative: ‘when/that which’)
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद्
पुनानःpurifying oneself; being purified
पुनानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (present middle)
Rootपू (धातु: to purify) → पुनान (pres. mid. ptcp.)
मखस्यसेyou are (one) of the sacrifice; you belong to/are for the rite
मखस्यसे:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Rootमख (प्रातिपदिक) + अस् (धातु: to be) → मखस्य (denominative/possessive formation)
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