Rig Veda 9.97.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.97
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र काव्यमुशनेव ब्रुवाणो देवो देवानां जनिमा विवक्ति । महिव्रतः शुचिबन्धुः पावकः पदा वराहो अभ्येति रेभन् ॥
Transliteration
prá kā́vyam uśánā-iva bruvāṇó devó devā́nāṃ jánimā vivakti | mahí-vrataḥ śúci-bandhuḥ pāvakáḥ padā́ varā́ho abhí eti rébhan ||
Translation
他如乌沙那（Uśanā）般宣说灵感之诗；这位神揭示诸神的出生与起源。誓愿宏大、与清净者为亲、净化者——吟诵着——以其步伐如野猪般向前突进，破开阻碍而达于目标。
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
काव्यम्poetic utterance, hymn
काव्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य (prātipadika; from कवि)
उशनाUśanā (Uśanas/Kavi Uśanas)
उशना:
Kartā (of implied comparison)
TypeNoun
Rootउशनस् (proper name prātipadika)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
ब्रुवाणःspeaking, uttering
ब्रुवाणः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootब्रू (धातु)
देवःthe god (Soma)
देवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
जनिमाbirth, origin
जनिमा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजनिमन्/जनिमा (prātipadika; from √जन्)
विवक्तिproclaims, makes known
विवक्ति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootविवच्/विवक्ति (वि + √वच्)
महिव्रतःof great vow/observance
महिव्रतः:
Kartā (apposition to देवः)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहिव्रत (prātipadika; महि + व्रत)
शुचिबन्धुःhaving pure kinship/connection; allied with purity
शुचिबन्धुः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशुचिबन्धु (prātipadika; शुचि + बन्धु)
पावकःpurifying, pure
पावकः:
Kartā (apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootपावक (prātipadika; from √पू ‘to purify’)
पदाwith (his) step/footprint; by a track
पदा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपद (prātipadika)
वराहःboar
वराहः:
Kartā (metaphor for Soma)
TypeNoun
Rootवराह (prātipadika)
अभ्येतिgoes toward, approaches
अभ्येति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + √इ (धातु)
रेभन्O singer/poet!
रेभन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootरेभ (prātipadika; ‘singer/poet’; also used as voc.)
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