Rig Veda 9.70.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 70, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.70
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते अस्य सन्तु केतवोऽमृत्यवोऽदाभ्यासो जनुषी उभे अनु । येभिर्नृम्णा च देव्या च पुनत आदिद्राजानं मनना अगृभ्णत ॥
Transliteration
té asya santu ketávo 'mṛ́tyavo 'dā́bhyāso januṣī́ ubhé ánu | yébhir nṛmnā́ ca devyā́ ca punatá ād íd rājā́naṃ manánā agṛbhṇata ||
Translation
愿他的光辉不死、不为所胜，随行于两种出生之后。凭借那些——人的威力与神圣的力量——当他净化之时，诸思念确然攫住那位王者（苏摩，Soma）。
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him/this (Soma)
अस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्/अयम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तुlet (them) be
सन्तु:
(विधेय-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
केतवःsignals, banners, rays
केतवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootकेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृत्यवःdeathless
अमृत्यवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत्य (प्रातिपदिक; न + मृत्य/मृत्यु)
अदाभ्यासःunassailable, not to be deceived
अदाभ्यासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअदाभ्य (प्रातिपदिक; न + दाभ्य < दभ्)
जनुषीthe two births/origins
जनुषी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
उभेboth
उभे:
Karma
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अनुalong, after
अनु:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (अव्यय)
येभिःby which/with which
येभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नृम्णाwith manly strength, vigor
नृम्णा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृम्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
देव्याwith divine (power)
देव्या:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव्य (प्रातिपदिक; देव + य)
चand
च:
(समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
पुनतःpurifying
पुनतः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootपू (धातु) → पुनत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त/शतृ)
आtowards, unto
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दिद्राजानम्the brightly shining
दिद्राजानम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदिद्राजन् (प्रातिपदिक; तीव्र/दृढ-दीप्तिमान् ‘shining’)
राजानम्king (Soma)
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
मननाःthoughts, meditations
मननाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमनना (प्रातिपदिक; √मन् ‘to think’)
अगृभ्णतthey seized, grasped
अगृभ्णत:
(विधेय-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह्/गृभ् (धातु; ‘to seize, take’)
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