Rig Veda 9.91.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 91, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.91
Rishi: Rebha Kāśyapa (traditional; hymn-level)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; confirm metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स प्रत्नवन्नव्यसे विश्ववार सूक्ताय पथः कृणुहि प्राचः । ये दुःषहासो वनुषा बृहन्तस्ताँस्ते अश्याम पुरुकृत्पुरुक्षो ॥
Transliteration
sá pratnaván návyase viśvavāra sūktā́ya patháḥ kṛṇuhi prā́caḥ | yé duḥṣáhāso vanúṣā bṛhántas tā́ṃs te aśyāma purukṛt purukṣo ||
Translation
स प्रत्नवन्नव्यसे विश्ववार सूक्ताय पथः कृणुहि प्राचः । ये दुःषहासो वनुषा बृहन्तस्ताँस्ते अश्याम पुरुकृत्पुरुक्षो ॥
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रत्नवत्like the ancient (of old)
प्रत्नवत्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + -वत्
नव्यसेfor the new (one); for renewal
नव्यसे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्ववारO all-desired/bringing all boons
विश्ववार:
(Sambodhana)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootविश्व-वार (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
सूक्तायfor the hymn
सूक्ताय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसु-उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
पथःpaths
पथः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपथ् (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुहिmake; prepare
कृणुहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
प्राचःforward; eastward
प्राचः:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्राञ्च्/प्राच् (प्रातिपदिक)
येwho; which
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दुःसहासःhard to withstand
दुःसहासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदुः-सह (प्रातिपदिक; समास) + -अस्
वनुषाwith (their) striving/impulse
वनुषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवनु (प्रातिपदिक) / वनुष् (प्रातिपदिक) (RV: ‘impulse, desire, striving’)
बृहन्तःgreat; lofty
बृहन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
तान्those
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you; your
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्यामmay we attain
अश्याम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (धातु: ‘to reach/attain’)
पुरुकृत्O doer of many deeds
पुरुकृत्:
(Sambodhana)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरु-कृत् (समास; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: कृत् < कृ)
पुरुक्षोO much-increasing/abundant one
पुरुक्षो:
(Sambodhana)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरु-क्षु/क्षु (समास; प्रातिपदिक; RV epithet ‘much-increasing/abounding’)
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