Rig Veda 9.81.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 81, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.81
Rishi: Not securely inferable from the excerpt alone.
Devata: Soma Pavamāna with an all-gods (Viśvedevas) orientation.
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī (requires verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उभे द्यावापृथिवी विश्वमिन्वे अर्यमा देवो अदितिर्विधाता । भगो नृशंस उर्वन्तरिक्षं विश्वे देवाः पवमानं जुषन्त ॥
Transliteration
ubhé dyāvāpṛthivī́ viśvam-inve aryamā́ devó áditir vi-dhātā́ | bhágo nṛ́śaṃsa urv àntárikṣaṃ viśvé devā́ḥ pavamānaṃ juṣanta ||
Translation
May Heaven and Earth, who set all in motion, may Aryaman, the god, and Aditi the disposer, may Bhaga, Nṛśaṃsa, and the wide midspace—may all the gods delight in the purifying Soma.
Word by Word
उभेboth
उभे:
Kartā (समुच्चित-कर्तृपद-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ (प्रातिपदिक)
द्यावापृथिवीHeaven-and-Earth
द्यावापृथिवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun (dual compound)
Rootद्यावापृथिवी (समास; द्यौ/दिव् + पृथिवी)
विश्वम्all, the whole (universe)
विश्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्वेimpels, sets in motion
इन्वे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइन्/इन्व् (धातु; ‘to set in motion, impel’)
अर्यमाAryaman
अर्यमा:
Kartā (समुच्चित)
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootअर्यमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā (अर्यमा-विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
Kartā (समुच्चित)
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
विधाताthe disposer/ordainer
विधाता:
Kartā (समुच्चित)
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootवि-धा (धातु) → विधातृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
भगःBhaga
भगः:
Kartā (समुच्चित)
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootभग (प्रातिपदिक)
नृशंसःpraised by men / man-lauded
नृशंसः:
Kartā (भग-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootनृशंस (प्रातिपदिक)
उर्वःbroad, wide
उर्वः:
Karma (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootउर्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wide, broad’)
अन्तरिक्षम्midspace, atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेall
विश्वे:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used with देवाः)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
पवमानम्Pavamāna (the purifying Soma)
पवमानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used as noun; Soma epithet)
Rootपवमान (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’ → पवमान ‘purifying, flowing’)
जुषन्तthey enjoy/favor, accept
जुषन्त:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु; ‘to enjoy, favor, accept’)
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