Rig Veda 9.63.21: Mandala 9, Sukta 63, Mantra 21

Sukta 9.63

Rishi: Rebhas/Kavi tradition of the Soma Pavamāna hymns (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by Anukramaṇī for Soma sections; commonly treated as Pavamāna Soma stotras of seer-poets)

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Soma in the act of purification/clarification)

Chandas: Jagatī (probable, by verse length and cadence typical of RV 9.63; verify against pada-count tradition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वृषणं धीभिरप्तुरं सोममृतस्य धारया । मती विप्राः समस्वरन् ॥

Transliteration

vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ dhībhír aptúraṃ sómam ṛtásya dhā́rayā | matī́ viprā́ḥ sám asvaran ||

Translation

With illumined thoughts the seers attune themselves together to the mighty Soma, the swift accomplisher, flowing in the stream of Ṛta (the Truth-order).

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• वृषणम्: the bull/virile one (Soma)
• वृषणम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वृषन्- (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृष् (वर्षणे/सेचने) ‘to rain, be potent’

• धीभिः: with insights / with hymns
• धीभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: धी- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘thought, insight, hymn’

• अप्तुरम्: the active/efficient one
• अप्तुरम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्तुर- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘active, swift in work’ (RV epithet)

• सोमम्: Soma
• सोमम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम- (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋतस्य: of ṛta (cosmic order)
• ऋतस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘cosmic order, truth’

• धारया: with a stream / by a flow
• धारया: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘stream, flow’

• मती: the thought/hymn
• मती: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: मती- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘thought, devotion, hymn’

• विप्राः: the inspired seers
• विप्राः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘inspired poet, sage’

• समस्वरन्: sang together / sounded in unison
• समस्वरन्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + √स्वर् (स्वरणे) ‘to sound, sing’