{
  "id": "rigveda/9.74.7",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/9.74.7/",
  "work": {
    "key": "rigveda",
    "title": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "9.74.7",
  "speaker": "Addressed to Soma",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "श्वे॒तं रू॒पं कृ॑णुते॒ यत्सिषा॑सति॒ सोमो॑ मी॒ढ्वाँ असु॑रो वेद॒ भूम॑नः ।\nधि॒या शमी॑ सचते॒ सेम॒भि प्र॒वद्दि॒वस्कव॑न्ध॒मव॑ दर्षदु॒द्रिण॑म् ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": true
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "śvetáṃ rūpáṃ kṛṇute yát síṣāsati sómo mīḍhvā́m̐ ásuro veda bhū́manaḥ |\ndhiyā́ śámī sacate sém abhí pravád divás kávandham áva darṣad udríṇam ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "śvetam",
      "meaning": "white",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "rūpam",
      "meaning": "form, appearance",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kṛṇute",
      "meaning": "he makes, takes on",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "which, when",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "siṣāsati",
      "meaning": "desires to attain",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "somaḥ",
      "meaning": "Soma",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mīḍhvān",
      "meaning": "mighty, bounteous",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asuraḥ",
      "meaning": "lord, spirit",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "veda",
      "meaning": "knows",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "bhūmanaḥ",
      "meaning": "of the immensity",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dhiyā",
      "meaning": "by thought, by insight",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śamī",
      "meaning": "by the sacrificial prayer",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sacate",
      "meaning": "attains, joins",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sa",
      "meaning": "he",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "īm",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "abhi",
      "meaning": "toward",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pravat",
      "meaning": "forward-flowing",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "divaḥ",
      "meaning": "of heaven",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kavandham",
      "meaning": "headless (cloud) trunk",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ava",
      "meaning": "down",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "darṣat",
      "meaning": "may tear open",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "udriṇam",
      "meaning": "the cloud-bearing (one)",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "जब सोमदेव श्वेत रूप धारण करना चाहते हैं, तब वह बलवान असुर अपनी अपार महिमा को जानते हैं। विचार और स्तुति-वचन से वह उसे प्राप्त करते हैं; वह स्वर्ग की ओर बहते हुए बिना सिर वाले मेघ-धड़ को नीचे चीर डालें।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "வெண்மையான வடிவை சோமன் எடுக்க விரும்பும்போது, வலிமைமிக்க அசுரன் தன் பெருமையின் அளவை அறிவான். அறிவாலும் துதிச்சொல்லாலும் அவன் அதை அடைகிறான்; வானை நோக்கி ஓடும் அவன் தலையற்ற மேக உடலை கீழே கிழிக்கட்டும்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "సోముడు తెల్లని రూపం ధరించాలనుకున్నప్పుడు, బలవంతుడైన అసురుడు తన మహిమ యొక్క విస్తారాన్ని తెలుసుకుంటాడు. బుద్ధితో, స్తుతివచనంతో అతడు దానిని పొందుతాడు; స్వర్గం వైపు ప్రవహిస్తూ తలలేని మేఘ-మొండెాన్ని అతడు క్రిందికి చీల్చుగాక.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಸೋಮನು ಬಿಳಿಯ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಲು ಬಯಸಿದಾಗ, ಬಲಶಾಲಿಯಾದ ಅಸುರನು ತನ್ನ ಮಹಿಮೆಯ ವಿಸ್ತಾರವನ್ನು ಅರಿಯುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಬುದ್ಧಿಯಿಂದ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ತುತಿವಚನದಿಂದ ಅವನು ಅದನ್ನು ಹೊಂದುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಸ್ವರ್ಗದ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಹರಿಯುತ್ತಾ ತಲೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಮೇಘ-ದೇಹವನ್ನು ಅವನು ಕೆಳಗೆ ಸೀಳಲಿ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "സോമൻ വെണ്മയുള്ള രൂപം സ്വീകരിക്കാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുമ്പോൾ, ശക്തനായ അസുരൻ തന്റെ മഹത്വത്തിന്റെ വ്യാപ്തി അറിയുന്നു. ബുദ്ധികൊണ്ടും സ്തുതിവചനംകൊണ്ടും അവൻ അത് പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; സ്വർഗത്തിലേക്ക് ഒഴുകുന്ന അവൻ തലയില്ലാത്ത മേഘശരീരത്തെ താഴേക്ക് പിളർക്കട്ടെ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "সোম যখন শ্বেত রূপ ধারণ করতে ইচ্ছা করেন, তখন বলশালী অসুর তাঁর মহিমার বিস্তার জানেন। বুদ্ধি ও স্তবের দ্বারা তিনি তা লাভ করেন; স্বর্গের দিকে প্রবাহিত হয়ে তিনি মাথাহীন মেঘ-দেহকে নিচে বিদীর্ণ করুন।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "सोम जेव्हा शुभ्र रूप धारण करू इच्छितो, तेव्हा बलवान असुर आपल्या महिम्याचा विस्तार जाणतो. बुद्धी आणि स्तुतिवचनाने तो ते प्राप्त करतो; स्वर्गाकडे वाहत तो डोके नसलेले मेघ-शरीर खाली फाडो.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "સોમ જ્યારે શ્વેત રૂપ ધારણ કરવા ઇચ્છે છે, ત્યારે બળવાન અસુર પોતાની મહિમાનો વિસ્તાર જાણે છે. બુદ્ધિ અને સ્તુતિવચનથી તે તે પ્રાપ્ત કરે છે; સ્વર્ગ તરફ વહેતો તે માથા વગરનું મેઘ-ધડ નીચે ચીરી નાખો.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਜਦੋਂ ਸੋਮ ਚਿੱਟਾ ਰੂਪ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਤਦ ਬਲਵਾਨ ਅਸੁਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਦਾ ਵਿਸਤਾਰ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਹਨ। ਬੁੱਧੀ ਅਤੇ ਸਤੁਤੀ-ਬਚਨ ਨਾਲ ਉਹ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ; ਸਵਰਗ ਵੱਲ ਵਹਿੰਦਾ ਉਹ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸਿਰ ਦੇ ਮੇਘ-ਧੜ ਨੂੰ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਪਾੜੇ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ସୋମ ଧଳା ରୂପ ଧାରଣ କରିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କଲେ, ବଳବାନ ଅସୁର ନିଜ ମହିମାର ବିସ୍ତାର ଜାଣନ୍ତି। ବୁଦ୍ଧି ଓ ସ୍ତୁତି-ବାଣୀ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେ ତାହା ଲାଭ କରନ୍ତି; ସ୍ୱର୍ଗ ଆଡ଼କୁ ପ୍ରବାହିତ ସେ ମୁଣ୍ଡହୀନ ମେଘ-ଦେହକୁ ତଳକୁ ଚିରିଦେଉ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "جب سوم سفید صورت اختیار کرنا چاہتے ہیں تو طاقتور اسُر اپنی عظمت کی وسعت کو جانتا ہے۔ عقل اور حمد کے کلام سے وہ اسے پاتا ہے؛ آسمان کی طرف بہتا ہوا وہ بغیر سر کے بادل کے دھڑ کو نیچے چیر دے۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "When Soma desires to take a white form, the mighty Asura knows the vastness of his greatness. By thought and by the sacred word he attains it; flowing toward heaven, may he tear open the headless cloud-trunk below.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Cuando Soma desea tomar una forma blanca, el poderoso Asura conoce la inmensidad de su grandeza. Por el pensamiento y la palabra sagrada lo alcanza; fluyendo hacia el cielo, que desgarre hacia abajo el tronco de nube sin cabeza.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Quand Soma désire prendre une forme blanche, le puissant Asura connaît l'étendue de sa grandeur. Par la pensée et la parole sacrée, il l'atteint ; coulant vers le ciel, qu'il déchire vers le bas le tronc de nuée sans tête.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Wenn Soma eine weiße Gestalt annehmen will, kennt der mächtige Asura die Weite seiner Größe. Durch Gedanken und heiliges Wort erlangt er sie; gen Himmel fließend möge er den kopflosen Wolkenrumpf nach unten zerreißen.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Quando Soma deseja assumir uma forma branca, o poderoso Asura conhece a imensidão de sua grandeza. Pelo pensamento e pela palavra sagrada ele a alcança; fluindo em direção ao céu, que ele rasgue para baixo o tronco de nuvem sem cabeça.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Когда Сома желает принять белый облик, могучий Асура знает безмерность своего величия. Мыслью и священным словом он достигает его; текущий к небу, пусть он разорвёт вниз безголовое туловище облака.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "当苏摩想要化作白色形体时，强大的阿修罗知晓其伟大的广阔。他以思想与颂词获得它；奔向天空的他，愿他向下撕裂那无头的云躯。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "ソーマが白い姿をとろうと望むとき、力ある阿修羅はその偉大さの広大さを知る。思いと讃歌によって彼はそれを得る。天へ流れるソーマよ、頭のない雲の胴体を下へ引き裂け。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "حين يريد سوما أن يتخذ هيئة بيضاء، يعرف الأسورا القوي عظمة مجده الواسعة. بالفكر وبالكلمة المقدسة ينالها؛ فليشقّ، متدفقًا نحو السماء، جذع السحابة الذي لا رأس له إلى الأسفل.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Ketika Soma ingin mengambil wujud putih, Asura yang perkasa mengetahui keluasan keagungannya. Dengan pikiran dan kata suci ia mencapainya; mengalir menuju langit, semoga ia merobek ke bawah batang awan tanpa kepala.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "เมื่อโซมะปรารถนาจะมีรูปขาว ผู้ทรงพลังและเป็นอสูร ย่อมรู้ความยิ่งใหญ่อันไพศาลของพระองค์ ด้วยความคิดและด้วยถ้อยคำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ พระองค์ก็บรรลุสิ่งนั้น ไหลไปสู่สวรรค์ ขอให้พระองค์ฉีกเปิดลำต้นเมฆไร้หัวที่อยู่เบื้องล่าง",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā, accented text and word analysis of the University of Zurich, via VedaWeb (University of Cologne)",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0"
  },
  "topics": [
    "soma",
    "cosmogony",
    "sacrifice"
  ],
  "citation": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 9.74.7. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/9.74.7/"
}