Rig Veda 9.71.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 71, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.71
Rishi: Soma-Pavamāna tradition (Book 9).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna.
Chandas: Likely Jagatī (to be metrically confirmed).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
श्येनो न योनिं सदनं धिया कृतं हिरण्ययमासदं देव एषति । ए रिणन्ति बर्हिषि प्रियं गिराश्वो न देवाँ अप्येति यज्ञियः ॥
Transliteration
śyénो ná yóniṁ sádanam dhiyā́ kṛtáṁ hiraṇyáyam āsádaṁ devá éṣati | ā īm riṇanti bárhiṣi priyáṁ girā́ aśvó ná devā́n apyéti yajñíyaḥ ||
Translation
如隼寻其巢，他追求那由观照所造之座——金色的安息处，神所渴慕。人们以所爱之颂词，使他在圣草（barhis）上奔流；如迅马，他趋向诸天神，堪受祭献。
Word by Word
श्येनःthe falcon (swift bird)
श्येनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
योनिम्womb; source; resting-place
योनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
सदनम्seat; abode
सदनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसदन (प्रातिपदिक; √सद् ‘to sit’ से)
धियाby thought; with insight
धिया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)
कृतम्made; fashioned
कृतम्:
—
TypeParticiple
Root√कृ (कृ-धातु), कृत (कृदन्त)
हिरण्ययम्golden
हिरण्ययम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
आसदम्a seat; a sitting-place; resting
आसदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआसद (प्रातिपदिक; आ-√सद् ‘to sit/settle upon’ से)
देवःthe god (Soma)
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
एषतिseeks; moves toward
एषति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इष् (इष्-धातु ‘to seek/strive/go’)
एindeed; here/now (particle)
ए:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootए (निपात)
ऋणन्तिthey set in motion; they impel/drive
ऋणन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऋ (ऋ-धातु ‘to go/impel’; वेदिक प्रयोग)
बर्हिषिon the sacrificial grass
बर्हिषि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियम्dear; pleasing
प्रियम्:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
गिरःsongs; hymns; praises
गिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वःthe horse
अश्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अप्येतिgoes toward; reaches; approaches
अप्येति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअपि-√इ (√इ ‘to go’)
यज्ञियःworthy of sacrifice; fit for worship
यज्ञियः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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