Rig Veda 9.68.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 68, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.68
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मन्द्रस्य रूपं विविदुर्मनीषिणः श्येनो यदन्धो अभरत्परावतः । तं मर्जयन्त सुवृधं नदीष्वाँ उशन्तमंशुं परियन्तमृग्मियम् ॥
Transliteration
mandrásya rūpáṃ vívidur manīṣíṇaḥ śyénो yád ándho ábharat parāvátaḥ | táṃ márjayanta su-vṛ́dhaṃ nadī́ṣv ā́ uśántam aṃśúṃ paríyantam ṛ́gmiyam ||
Translation
मनीषिणो मन्द्रस्य सोमस्य रूपं विविदुः—यदा श्येनः परावतः अन्धः सोमरसामृतं अभरत्। तं नदीषु मर्जयन्ति सुवृद्धं—उशन्ततमम् अंशुं परियन्तम् ऋग्मियम्।
Word by Word
मन्द्रस्यof the gladdening/pleasant (one)
मन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
रूपम्form, appearance
रूपम्:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootरूप- (प्रातिपदिक)
विविदुःthey have found/recognized
विविदुः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ‘to know/find’)
मनीषिणःthe sages, the wise
मनीषिणः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun (agent noun)
Rootमनीषिन्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wise, thoughtful’)
श्येनःthe falcon/eagle
श्येनः:
कर्तृ (of the subordinate clause)
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन- (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which (that)
यत्:
कर्म (relative object marker)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्धःthe Soma-juice (pressed draught)
अन्धः:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस्- (प्रातिपदिक; सोमरस)
अभरत्brought, carried
अभरत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भृञ् ‘to bear, bring’)
परावतःfrom afar, from the distant region
परावतः:
अपादान (source)
TypeNoun (ablatival use)
Rootपरावत्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘far away, distant region’)
तम्him/that (Soma)
तम्:
कर्म (object)
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मर्जयन्तthey cleansed/purified
मर्जयन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√मृज् (मृजँ ‘to wipe/clean/purify’)
सुवृधम्well-grown, well-strengthened
सुवृधम्:
कर्म (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-वृध- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘well-grown, greatly strengthened’)
नदीषुin the streams/rivers (i.e., in the waters)
नदीषु:
अधिकरण (locus)
TypeNoun
Rootनदी- (प्रातिपदिक)
आन्indeed, quite (emphatic)
आन्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआन् (वेदिक particle; intensifier/augment-like)
उशन्तम्desiring, eager
उशन्तम्:
कर्म (object-qualifier)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Root√वश्/उश् (उश् ‘to desire, wish’ → उशन्त्- present participle)
अंशुम्the Soma-stalk/beam (Soma)
अंशुम्:
कर्म (object; apposition to ‘तम्’)
TypeNoun
Rootअंशु- (प्रातिपदिक; Soma-stalk/beam)
परियन्तम्going around, circulating
परियन्तम्:
कर्म (object-qualifier)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Root√या (या ‘to go’) with परि-; यन्त्- present participle
ऋग्मियम्hymn-worthy, praised in ṛks
ऋग्मियम्:
कर्म (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋग्मिय- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘worthy of hymns/ṛc’)
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