Rig Veda 9.83.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 83, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.83
Rishi: Ascribed in RV 9 to Pavāmāna seers (exact attribution for 9.83 not resolved from provided excerpt).
Devata: Soma Pavāmāna (cosmic Soma as upholder).
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (verify against full hymn).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अरूरुचदुषसः पृश्निरग्रिय उक्षा बिभर्ति भुवनानि वाजयुः । मायाविनो ममिरे अस्य मायया नृचक्षसः पितरो गर्भमा दधुः ॥
Transliteration
arū́rucad uṣásaḥ pṛ́śnir agriyá ukṣā́ bibharti bhúvanāni vāja-yúḥ | māyāvíno mamire asya māyáyā nṛ-cákṣasaḥ pitáro gárbham ā́ dadhúḥ ||
Translation
斑驳者在黎明中焕然显现，居于前列、最先在前；那渴求vāja（胜势、强力）的公牛支撑诸世界。凭其māyā（造化之力），具洞见的主宰度量他；具人之视的祖灵（Pitṛ）把胚胎安置于其中——使将生之喜悦在我们之内成形。
Word by Word
अरूरुचत्shone forth / flashed
अरूरुचत्:
(क्रिया) मुख्यक्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरुच् (दीप्तौ)
उषसःthe Dawns
उषसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातःकाल-देवी)
पृश्निःPṛśni (the speckled one; a cow/mother figure)
पृश्निः:
Kartā (उषसः-समन्वयेन) / विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootपृश्नि (नाम; ‘चित्त्रवर्णा/धेनुः’)
अग्रियःforemost / eminent
अग्रियः:
Kartā (उक्षा-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्रिय (अग्र + यत्; ‘अग्रे भवः/श्रेष्ठः’)
उक्षाthe bull
उक्षा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउक्षन्/उक्षा (वृषभः)
बिभर्तिbears / supports
बिभर्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धारणे)
भुवनानिthe worlds / beings
भुवनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (भू + यु/अन; ‘जगत्/लोक’)
वाजयुःthe prize-winning/strength-bringing one
वाजयुः:
Kartā (उक्षा-समन्वयेन) / विशेषण
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजयु (वाज + यु; ‘वाज-प्रेरक/वाज-योजक’)
मायाविनःthe wondrous/possessing māyā (powers)
मायाविनः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमायाविन् (माया + विनि; ‘मायायुक्त’)
ममिरेmeasured out / formed
ममिरे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमा (माने/मितौ; ‘मिमीते’)
अस्यof him / of this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
माययाby (his) māyā / wondrous power
मायया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमाया
नृचक्षसःman-seeing / having human sight
नृचक्षसः:
Kartā (पितरः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootनृचक्षस् (नृ + चक्षस्; ‘मनुष्य-दर्शी/नर-दृष्टि’)
पितरःthe Fathers (ancestors)
पितरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
गर्भम्the embryo / germ
गर्भम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगर्भ
आunto / into
आ:
(क्रिया-विशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
दधुःplaced / set
दधुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धारणे/निधाने)
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