Rig Veda 9.97.47: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 47
Sukta 9.97
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seers (generic attribution)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; confirm by scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष प्रत्नेन वयसा पुनानस्तिरो वर्पांसि दुहितुर्दधानः । वसानः शर्म त्रिवरूथमप्सु होतेव याति समनेषु रेभन् ॥
Transliteration
eṣá pratnéna váyasā punānáḥ tiró varpā́ṃsi duhitúr dádhānaḥ | vásānaḥ śárma tri-varū́tham apsú hótā-iva yāti sámanēṣu rébhan ||
Translation
एष प्रत्नेन वयसा पावमानस्तिरो वर्पांसि दुहितुर्दधानः। वसानः शर्म त्रिवरूथमप्सु होतेव याति समनेषु रेभन्॥
Word by Word
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
प्रत्नेनwith ancient (age/strength)
प्रत्नेन:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
वयसाwith vigor/age
वयसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनानःpurifying himself / being purified
पुनानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√पू (पूञ्) ‘to purify’
तिरःacross, over
तिरः:
Upapada (directional) / Adverbial
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्पांसिforms, outer coverings
वर्पांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्पस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दुहितुःof the daughter
दुहितुः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
दधानःplacing, putting on
दधानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√धा ‘to place, put’
वसानःwearing, clothed in
वसानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√वस् ‘to clothe, wear’
शर्मshelter, protection
शर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रिवरूथम्threefold-guarded
त्रिवरूथम्:
Karma (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि-वरूथ (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
होताthe Hotṛ-priest
होता:
Kartā (upamāna in simile)
TypeNoun
Rootहोतृ (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike
इव:
Upamā (simile marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
यातिgoes
याति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√या ‘to go’
समनेषुin the assemblies/meetings
समनेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसमन (प्रातिपदिक)
रेभन्O singer/chanting one
रेभन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootरेभ (प्रातिपदिक) / √रेभ् ‘to praise, sing’ (denom./noun base)
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