Rig Veda 9.71.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 71, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.71
Rishi: Soma-Pavamāna tradition (Book 9).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna.
Chandas: Likely Jagatī (to be metrically confirmed).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समी रथं न भुरिजोरहेषत दश स्वसारो अदितेरुपस्थ आ । जिगादुप ज्रयति गोरपीच्यं पदं यदस्य मतुथा अजीजनन् ॥
Transliteration
samī́ rathaṁ ná bhuríjor aheṣata dáśa svásāro áditer upástha ā́ | jigā́dupá jrayati górapī́cyaṁ padáṁ yád asya matúthā́ ajī́janan ||
Translation
她们同声催策他，如同驱动一乘力盛之车——阿底提（Aditi）怀中的十姊妹。他来到，奋进，趋向光芒之牛的隐秘座处；因为诸智匠已为他生出那隐密的步履之迹。
Word by Word
समीtogether, in unison
समी:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) + इ (अव्यय-रूप) / सम्यक्-अर्थे
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
भुरिजोःof the bhurij (a swift/skillful one; epithet)
भुरिजोः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootभुरिज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भुरिज्’ = कुशल/वेगवान्/प्रेरक-प्रकारः; RV-विशेष)
अहेषतneighed/sounded
अहेषत:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootहिष्/हेष् (धातु; ‘हेष्’ = हेषते ‘to neigh/sound’; Vedic aorist)
दशten
दश:
विशेषण (संख्या)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदशन् (संख्या)
स्वसारःsisters
स्वसारः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootस्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)
अदितेःof Aditi
अदितेः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
उपस्थेin the lap/seat
उपस्थे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootउपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
आunto, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
जिगात्has gone/has come
जिगात्:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु; reduplicated perfect/aorist-like Vedic form)
उपnear, up to
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग)
ज्रयतिhastens/presses on
ज्रयति:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootज्रि/ज्रय् (धातु; Vedic ‘to hasten/press on/urge’)
गोर्of the cow (or: of the ray/cow-symbol)
गोर्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिच्यम्hidden, secret
अपिच्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअपिच्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अपिच्य’ = अन्तः/गूढ/पश्चात्-स्थित; RV-विशेष)
पदम्step, track, place
पदम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपद (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which
यत्:
कर्म (सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof him/its
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मतुथाःduly, in due measure/skillfully
मतुथाः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमतुथा (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक; RV-विशेष, ‘according to measure/skillfully/with thought’)
अजीजनन्they generated/produced
अजीजनन्:
कर्तृ (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootजन्/जनि (धातु; causative/iterative sense ‘to beget/produce’; Vedic imperfect)
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