Rig Veda 9.73.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 73, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.73
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain in provided input
Devata: Soma Pavamāna; associated powers: Rudra-like energies and vigilant spaśaḥ
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सहस्रधारे वितते पवित्र आ वाचं पुनन्ति कवयो मनीषिणः । रुद्रास एषामिषिरासो अद्रुहः स्पशः स्वञ्चः सुदृशो नृचक्षसः ॥
Transliteration
sahásradhāre vítate pavítra ā́ vā́caṃ punanti kaváyo manīṣíṇaḥ | rudrā́sa eṣām iṣirā́so ádruhaḥ spáśaḥ sváñcaḥ sudṛ́śo nṛcákṣasaḥ ||
Translation
सहस्रधारे वितते पवित्रे कवयो मनीषिणो वाचं पुनन्ति। एषामिषिरासो रुद्रासोऽद्रुहः; स्पशः स्वञ्चः सुदृशो नृचक्षसः।
Word by Word
सहस्रधारेin the thousand-streamed (sieve/filter)
सहस्रधारे:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र- + धारा-
विततेin the outstretched/spread
वितते:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-√तन् (तनोति) → वितत-
पवित्रेin the purifier, the filter (soma-sieve)
पवित्रे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र-
आtowards, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
वाचम्speech, voice
वाचम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्-
पुनन्तिthey purify
पुनन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पुनाति)
कवयःthe seers/poets
कवयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकवि-
मनीषिणःthe thoughtful, wise
मनीषिणः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootमनीषिन्-
रुद्रासःthe Rudras
रुद्रासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र-
एषाम्of these
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (एष-)
इषिरासःvigorous/impetuous
इषिरासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootइषिर-
अद्रुहःnon-injuring, not deceitful
अद्रुहः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootअ- + द्रुह् (द्रुह् ‘to harm’) → अद्रुह-
स्पशःwatchers, spies
स्पशः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्पश्/स्पश- (‘spy, watcher’)
स्वञ्चःswift-moving
स्वञ्चः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootस्वञ्च-
सुदृशःgood-seeing, keen-sighted
सुदृशः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootसु- + दृश् → सुदृश-
नृचक्षसःhaving men as their gaze; man-observing
नृचक्षसः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantival)
Rootनृ- + चक्षस्-
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