Rig Veda 9.102.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 102, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.102
Rishi: Soma Pavamāna corpus; precise attribution requires Anukramaṇī confirmation.
Devata: Soma Pavamāna.
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī; verify by metrical count.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
जज्ञानं सप्त मातरो वेधामशासत श्रिये । अयं ध्रुवो रयीणां चिकेत यत् ॥
Transliteration
jajñānáṃ saptá mā́taro vedhā́m aśāsata śríye | ayáṃ dhrúvo rayīṇā́ṃ ciketa yát ||
Translation
جب وہ پیدا ہوا تو سات ماؤں نے جاننے والے کو جلال کے کام پر لگایا، جب وہ اس سچائی کو بیدار ہوتا ہے تو دولت کا مستحکم ستون بن جاتا ہے۔
Word by Word
जज्ञा॒नम्the born/produced one; the newly-generated (Soma)
जज्ञा॒नम्:
कर्म (of ‘अशासत’)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√जन् (जनि) → क्त (जज्ञात/जज्ञा-), प्रातिपदिक: जज्ञा॒न-
सप्तseven
सप्त:
विशेषण (of ‘मातरः’)
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
मातरःmothers
मातरः:
कर्तृ (of ‘अशासत’)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
वेधाम्the wise one; the ordainer (Soma)
वेधाम्:
कर्म (of ‘अशासत’)
TypeNoun
Rootवेधस्/वेधा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wise one/ordainer’)
अशासतthey instructed/ordained
अशासत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√शास् (शासने)
श्रियेfor splendor/prosperity
श्रिये:
सम्प्रदान (purpose/beneficiary)
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (प्रातिपदिक)
अयम्this
अयम्:
कर्तृ/विषय (of ‘ध्रुवः’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ध्रुवःfirm; steadfast
ध्रुवः:
कर्तृ (of ‘चिकेत’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
रयीणाम्of riches/wealths
रयीणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
चिकेतperceives; is manifest/recognized
चिकेत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√चित् (चेतने) → परिपूर्ण/आवृत्त-प्रयोग (चिकेत)
यत्that; which
यत्:
सम्बन्ध/अन्वय (relative connector)
TypeIndeclinable/Relative
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम/सम्बन्ध-निपात)
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