Rig Veda 9.100.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 100, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.100
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seer tradition (RV 9.100).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; verify by scansion.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वां रिहन्ति मातरो हरिं पवित्रे अद्रुहः । वत्सं जातं न धेनवः पवमान विधर्मणि ॥
Transliteration
tvā́m rihanti mātáro háriṃ pavítre adrúhaḥ | vatsáṃ jātáṃ na dhénavaḥ pavamāna ví-dharmaṇi ||
Translation
त्वां पवित्रे मातरः अद्रुहः हरिं रिहन्ति, स्नेहेन पोषयन्ति। वत्सं जातं न धेनवः, एवं पवमान, विधर्मणि विस्तीर्णे त्वां संवर्धयन्ति।
Word by Word
त्वाम्thee/you
त्वाम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
रिहन्तिthey lick
रिहन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रिह् (रिह्) ‘लिह्/रिह्—चाटने, लेहने’
मातरःmothers (cows)
मातरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
हरिम्the tawny one (Soma)
हरिम्:
कर्म (त्वाम्-विशेषण/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
पवित्रेin/at the filter (strainer)
पवित्रे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्रुहःnon-injuring, harmless
अद्रुहः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-द्रुह् (द्रुह् ‘द्रोह/हिंसा’ + नञ्)
वत्सम्a calf
वत्सम्:
कर्म (उपमान-प्रयोगे)
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
जातम्born
जातम्:
कर्म (विशेषण)
TypeParticiple (Adjective) / Kṛdanta
Root√जन् (जन्) → जात (क्त-कृदन्त)
नlike, as
न:
(सम्बन्ध/उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा/निपात)
धेनवःmilch-cows
धेनवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
पवमानO purifying one (Soma)
पवमान:
सम्बोधन
TypeParticiple (Adjective/Noun) / Kṛdanta
Root√पू (पू) ‘पवने/शोधने’ → पवमान (शतृ-कृदन्त, आत्मनेपद-परम्परा)
विधर्मणिin the ordinance/appointed rite (in the proper arrangement)
विधर्मणि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवि-धर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘विशेष-धर्म/विधान’
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