Rig Veda 1.67.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 67, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.67
Rishi: Parāśara (traditional)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; confirm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वि यो वीरुत्सु रोधन्महित्वोत प्रजा उत प्रसूष्वन्तः ॥
Transliteration
ví yó vīrút-su ródhan mahitvóta prajā́ utá prasū́ṣv antáḥ ॥
Translation
Ele que, por sua grandeza, rompe as barreiras entre os rebentos que crescem — atua por dentro tanto das concepções quanto dos nascimentos, moldando desde dentro o incremento.
Word by Word
विapart, asunder; forth
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि- (उपसर्ग) / अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वीरुत्सुin the shoots/plants (vegetation)
वीरुत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवीरुत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
रोधत्blocking, holding back
रोधत्:
Kartā (यः … रोधत्) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeVerb
Rootरुध् (धातु) → रोधत् (वर्तमाने कृदन्तः)
महित्वाby (his) greatness, through might
महित्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहित्व- (प्रातिपदिक; महत्/मह् ‘to be great’ से भाव)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
प्रजाःcreatures, offspring
प्रजाः:
Kartā (समुच्चितः)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा- (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
प्रसूष्वन्तःimpelling/pressing forward; active, striving
प्रसूष्वन्तः:
Kartā (प्रजाः … प्रसूष्वन्तः)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootप्रसूष्वन्त्- (प्रातिपदिक; √सू ‘to press/impel’ से, प्र-उपसर्ग; वन्त्-प्रत्यययुक्त विशेषण)
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.