Rig Veda 9.66.17: Mandala 9, Sukta 66, Mantra 17

Sukta 9.66

Rishi: Traditionally: Soma Pavamāna corpus; specific rishi attribution varies by Anukramaṇī for this hymn (needs project-level authority file).

Devata: Soma Pavamāna.

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī; verify metrically.

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

य उग्रेभ्यश्चिदोजीयाञ्छूरेभ्यश्चिच्छूरतरः । भूरिदाभ्यश्चिन्मंहीयान् ॥

Transliteration

yá ugrébhyaś cid ójīyāñ chūrébhyaś cic chū́rataráḥ | bhūridā́bhyaś cin maṃhī́yān ||

Translation

Aquele que, mesmo entre os fortes, é mais forte; mesmo entre os heróis, mais heroico; mesmo entre os generosos, mais generoso: tal é Soma em seu poder que excede.

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Word by Word

• यः: who (he)
• यः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)

• उग्रेभ्यः: from the fierce ones
• उग्रेभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: उग्र (prātipadika)

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (avyaya)

• ओजीयान्: stronger
• ओजीयान्: Kartā (predicate adjective to यः)
• Type: Adjective (comparative)
• Root: ओजस् (prātipadika) → ओजीयस् (comparative stem)

• शूरेभ्यः: from the heroes
• शूरेभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: शूर (prātipadika)

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (avyaya)

• शूरत॑रः: more heroic
• शूरत॑रः: Kartā (predicate adjective to यः)
• Type: Adjective (comparative)
• Root: शूर (prātipadika) → शूरत॑र (comparative stem)

• भूरिदाभ्यः: from the bountiful givers
• भूरिदाभ्यः: Apādāna
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: भूरिदा (prātipadika; बहुव्रीहि/उपपद-समास: भूरि + दा ‘giving much’)

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (avyaya)

• मंहीयान्: greater / more bountiful
• मंहीयान्: Kartā (predicate adjective to यः)
• Type: Adjective (comparative)
• Root: मंह्/महि (prātipadika: मंह/मंहस् ‘bounty, greatness’) → मंहीयस् (comparative stem)