Rig Veda 9.96.17: Mandala 9, Sukta 96, Mantra 17

Sukta 9.96

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Maruts as assisting powers)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

शिशुं जज्ञानं हर्यतं मृजन्ति शुम्भन्ति वह्निं मरुतो गणेन । कविर्गीर्भिः काव्येना कविः सन्त्सोमः पवित्रमत्येति रेभन् ॥

Transliteration

śíśuṃ jajñānáṃ haryatáṃ mṛjanti śúmbhanti váhniṃ marúto gaṇéna | kavír gī́rbhiḥ kā́vyenā kavíḥ sánt sómaḥ pavítram átyeti rébhan ||

Translation

เขาทั้งหลายชำระ “กุมาร” ผู้เพิ่งบังเกิด ผู้พึงปรารถนา; มารุต (Maruts) พร้อมหมู่คณะประดับประดาผู้แบกพาอันลุกโชติช่วงนั้น. เป็นฤษีด้วยถ้อยคำดลใจ เป็นฤษีด้วยทัศนะกวี—เป็นฤษีแท้จริง—โสมะผู้ขับสาธยายย่อมก้าวล่วงผ่านเครื่องกรอง (pavitra).

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Word by Word

• शिशुम्: the child (young one)
• शिशुम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक)

• जज्ञानम्: born, newly produced
• जज्ञानम्: कर्म (शिशुम् विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: √जन् (जनि) → जज्ञा- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• हर्यतम्: golden, lovely
• हर्यतम्: कर्म (शिशुम् विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्यत (प्रातिपदिक; √हृ/हर् ‘to be golden/pleasant’ से विशेषण)

• मृजन्ति: they cleanse/purify
• मृजन्ति: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मृज्

• शुम्भन्ति: they adorn/brighten
• शुम्भन्ति: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शुभ्

• वह्निम्: the bearer; fire/priestly carrier (here: Soma as the ‘carrier’/flame-like)
• वह्निम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• गणेन: with the troop/host
• गणेन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)

• कविः: the seer/poet
• कविः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)

• गीर्भिः: with songs/hymns
• गीर्भिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीर् (प्रातिपदिक)

• काव्येन: with poetic art/poetry
• काव्येन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: काव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• कविः: the seer
• कविः: कर्तृ (पुनरुक्ति-बलम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सन्: being
• सन्: कर्तृ (कविः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Participle
• Root: √अस् → सन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• सोमः: Soma
• सोमः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• पवित्रम्: the filter/strainer (purifying sieve)
• पवित्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अत्येति: passes through, goes beyond
• अत्येति: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इ (एति) + अति- (उपसर्ग)

• रेभन्: O singer/praiser (resounding one)
• रेभन्: सम्बोधन (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
• Type: Noun (used as vocative/appositive epithet)
• Root: रेभ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘singer/praiser’)