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Rig Veda 9.96.17: Mandala 9, Sukta 96, Mantra 17

Sukta 9.96

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Maruts as assisting powers)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

शिशुं जज्ञानं हर्यतं मृजन्ति शुम्भन्ति वह्निं मरुतो गणेन । कविर्गीर्भिः काव्येना कविः सन्त्सोमः पवित्रमत्येति रेभन् ॥

Transliteration

śíśuṃ jajñānáṃ haryatáṃ mṛjanti śúmbhanti váhniṃ marúto gaṇéna | kavír gī́rbhiḥ kā́vyenā kavíḥ sánt sómaḥ pavítram átyeti rébhan ||

Translation

ते नवजात शिशूला—इष्ट, रम्य—शुद्ध करतात; मरुतगण आपल्या समूहासह त्या वह्नि (अग्निवाहक)ला शोभवितात. प्रेरित वाणीने कवि, काव्यदृष्टीने कवि—खरोखर कवि—सोम, स्तुतीगान करीत, पवित्र (गाळणी) ओलांडून पुढे जातो.

Word by Word
शिशुम्the child (young one)
शिशुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशिशु (प्रातिपदिक)
जज्ञानम्born, newly produced
जज्ञानम्:
कर्म (शिशुम् विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√जन् (जनि) → जज्ञा- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
हर्यतम्golden, lovely
हर्यतम्:
कर्म (शिशुम् विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootहर्यत (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ/हर् ‘to be golden/pleasant’ से विशेषण)
मृजन्तिthey cleanse/purify
मृजन्ति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√मृज्
शुम्भन्तिthey adorn/brighten
शुम्भन्ति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√शुभ्
वह्निम्the bearer; fire/priestly carrier (here: Soma as the ‘carrier’/flame-like)
वह्निम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
गणेनwith the troop/host
गणेन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगण (प्रातिपदिक)
कविःthe seer/poet
कविः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
गीर्भिःwith songs/hymns
गीर्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगीर् (प्रातिपदिक)
काव्येनwith poetic art/poetry
काव्येन:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
कविःthe seer
कविः:
कर्तृ (पुनरुक्ति-बलम्)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्being
सन्:
कर्तृ (कविः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√अस् → सन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पवित्रम्the filter/strainer (purifying sieve)
पवित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्येतिpasses through, goes beyond
अत्येति:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√इ (एति) + अति- (उपसर्ग)
रेभन्O singer/praiser (resounding one)
रेभन्:
सम्बोधन (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (used as vocative/appositive epithet)
Rootरेभ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘singer/praiser’)
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