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 ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.97.47

Transliteration

eṣá pratnéna váyasā punānáḥ tiró varpā́ṃsi duhitúr dádhānaḥ | vásānaḥ śárma tri-varū́tham apsú hótā-iva yāti sámanēṣu rébhan ||

Translation

This Soma, purifying himself with his ancient vitality, puts on the forms (powers) of the Daughter (the Waters). Clothing himself in a triple-protecting peace within the waters, he moves among the gatherings like a priest—chanting, establishing harmony in the assemblies of the being.

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• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रत्नेन: with ancient (age/strength)
• प्रत्नेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• वयसा: with vigor/age
• वयसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वयस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुनानः: purifying himself / being purified
• पुनानः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √पू (पूञ्) ‘to purify’

• तिरः: across, over
• तिरः: Upapada (directional) / Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तिरस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्पांसि: forms, outer coverings
• वर्पांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्पस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुहितुः: of the daughter
• दुहितुः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• दधानः: placing, putting on
• दधानः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √धा ‘to place, put’

• वसानः: wearing, clothed in
• वसानः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √वस् ‘to clothe, wear’

• शर्म: shelter, protection
• शर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्रिवरूथम्: threefold-guarded
• त्रिवरूथम्: Karma (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि-वरूथ (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• अप्सु: in the waters
• अप्सु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• होता: the Hotṛ-priest
• होता: Kartā (upamāna in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होतृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like
• इव: Upamā (simile marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या ‘to go’

• समनेषु: in the assemblies/meetings
• समनेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: समन (प्रातिपदिक)

• रेभन्: O singer/chanting one
• रेभन्: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (vocative epithet)
• Root: रेभ (प्रातिपदिक) / √रेभ् ‘to praise, sing’ (denom./noun base)