Rig Veda 9.71.3 — Mandala 9, Sukta 71, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.71
Rishi: Soma-Pavamāna tradition (Book 9).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna.
Chandas: Likely Jagatī (to be metrically confirmed).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अद्रिभिः सुतः पवते गभस्त्योर्वृषायते नभसा वेपते मती । स मोदते नसते साधते गिरा नेनिक्ते अप्सु यजते परीमणि ॥
Transliteration
ádribhiḥ sutáḥ pavate gábhastyor vṛṣā́yate nábhasā vépate matī́ | sá modate násate sā́dhate girā́ nénikte apsú yájate parī́maṇi ||
Translation
Pressed by the stones, he streams in the grasping hands; he grows puissant, and with the vastness he makes the thought tremble into awakening. He rejoices, he draws near and accomplishes by the inspired word; washed in the waters, he offers worship in the encircling perfection.
Word by Word
अद्रिभिःwith the pressing-stones
अद्रिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि- (प्रातिपदिक) < √अद्/अर्द् (कठोर/शिला-भाव) (निरुक्तपरम्परा)
सुतःpressed (Soma)
सुतः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (Adjective/Noun)
Root√सु (सुनोति ‘to press, extract’) → सुत- (कृदन्त, क्त)
पवतेflows/purifies itself
पवते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते ‘to purify, flow’)
गभस्त्योःin/at the two hands (rays)
गभस्त्योः:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootगभस्ति- (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषायतेacts vigorously/like a bull
वृषायते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृष्/वृषा-य (वृषायते ‘to act as a bull, be vigorous’)
नभसाwith mist/cloud (vapour)
नभसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनभस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
वेपतेquivers
वेपते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विप्/वेप् (वेपते ‘to tremble, quiver’)
मतीwith thought/intent
मती:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमति- (प्रातिपदिक)
सःhe/that (Soma)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मोदतेrejoices
मोदते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मुद् (मोदते ‘to rejoice, be glad’)
नसतेdraws near/attains
नसते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√नस् (नसते ‘to approach/attain; be near’) (वेदिक)
साधतेaccomplishes
साधते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√साध् (साधते ‘to accomplish, make successful’)
गिराwith song/utterance
गिरा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्- (प्रातिपदिक)
नेनिक्तेhas cleansed/brightened itself
नेनिक्ते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√निज्/निञ्ज् (नेनिक्ते ‘to wash, cleanse, make bright’) (वेदिक परस्मै/आत्मनेपद-प्रयोगः)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (प्रातिपदिक)
यजतेworships/sacrifices
यजते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यज् (यजते ‘to worship, sacrifice’)
परीमणिall around, around the edge
परीमणि:
अधिकारण
TypeIndeclinable (adverbial compound)
Rootपरि + मणि- (प्रातिपदिक) (वेदे ‘परिमणि’ = ‘around/at the rim, all around’)
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