Rig Veda 9.9.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 9, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.9
Devata: Soma (Pavamāna)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स सूनुर्मातरा शुचिर्जातो जाते अरोचयत् । महान्मही ऋतावृधा ॥
Transliteration
sá sūnúr mātarā́ śúcir jātó jā́te arocayat | mahā́n mahī́ ṛtāvṛ́dhā ||
Translation
स सू॒नुर्मा॒तरा॒ शुचि॑र्जा॒तो जा॒ते अ॑रोचयत् । म॒हान्म॒ही ऋ॑ता॒वृधा॑ ॥
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
सूनुःson
सूनुः:
Kartā (apposition to सः)
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु- (प्रातिपदिक)
मातरौ(his) two mothers
मातरौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुचिःbright, pure
शुचिः:
Kartā (qualifier of सः/सूनुः)
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि- (प्रातिपदिक)
जातःborn
जातः:
Kartā (qualifier of सः)
TypeParticiple (past passive) used adjectivally
Root√जन् (जने) + क्त (कृदन्त)
जातेin/among the two born (ones)
जाते:
Adhikaraṇa (locative)
TypeParticiple (past passive) used substantively
Root√जन् (जने) + क्त (कृदन्त)
अरोचयत्made (them) shine; illumined
अरोचयत्:
Kriyā (finite verb); takes कर्म = मातरौ
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (रुचँ दीप्तौ) + णिच् (causative) → रोचयति
महान्great
महान्:
Kartā (qualifier of implied subject = सः)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
महीthe great one; greatness
मही:
Kartā/Predicate-nominative (in apposition/parallel epithet)
TypeNoun/Adjective (f.)
Rootमही- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावृधाincreasing through ṛta (cosmic order); ṛta-nourished
ऋतावृधा:
Kartā (qualifier of implied subject = सः)
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootऋतावृध- (प्रातिपदिक; compound: ऋत + आवृध ‘growing by/with ṛta’)
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