Rig Veda 9.102.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 102, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.102
Rishi: Traditional Soma Pavamāna seer-line (exact attribution varies by hymn index; commonly Bhṛgu/Angiras-related for Book 9 sequences)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable for opening of RV 9.102)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
क्राणा शिशुर्महीनां हिन्वन्नृतस्य दीधितिम् । विश्वा परि प्रिया भुवदध द्विता ॥
Transliteration
krāṇā́ śíśur mahī́nāṃ hinván ṛtásya dī́dhitim | víśvā pári priyā́ bhúvad ádha dvitā́ ||
Translation
क्राणा शिशुर्महीनां हिन्वन्नृतस्य दीधितिम्। विश्वा परि प्रिया भुवदध द्विता॥
Word by Word
क्राणाdoing/performing, active; (the) accomplishing one
क्राणा:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण कर्तरि—सोमस्य)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Root√कॄ (कॄणोति/किरति) → क्राण- (PPP/adj. stem)
शिशुःthe child; the young one
शिशुः:
कर्तृ (क्राण- इत्यस्य विशेष्यः; सोमः)
TypeNoun
Rootशिशु- (प्रातिपदिकम्)
महीनाम्of the great ones; of the mighty (women/streams)
महीनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी—‘of the great ones/mothers’)
TypeNoun
Rootमही- (प्रातिपदिकम्)
हिन्वन्impelling, urging on
हिन्वन्:
कर्तृ (सोमः—‘impelling/setting in motion’)
TypeParticiple (present act.)
Root√हि (हिनोति) → हिन्वत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order / true rite)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी—‘of ṛta, of cosmic order/true rite’)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत- (प्रातिपदिकम्)
दीधितिम्the shining light; the radiant thought
दीधितिम्:
कर्म (हिन्वन्—what is impelled/enkindled)
TypeNoun
Rootदीधिति- (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘brightness/insight’)
विश्वाःall (things), all (dear ones)
विश्वाः:
कर्म (परि—‘all (things)’ as encompassed)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व- (सर्व-विशेषण-प्रातिपदिकम्)
परिaround, all around
परि:
— (क्रियाविशेषण; ‘around, all around’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रियाःdear (ones/things)
प्रियाः:
कर्म (what is encompassed/benefited)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रिय- (प्रातिपदिकम्)
भुवत्may it be; may he become
भुवत्:
क्रिया (मुख्य-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू (भवति) → भुवत् (विधिलिङ्/आशीर्लिङ् 3sg)
अधthen, thereafter
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
द्विताin two ways; doubly; again/secondly
द्विता:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विता (अव्यय; द्वि-आधारित)
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