Rig Veda 9.106.10: Mandala 9, Sukta 106, Mantra 10
Sukta 9.106
Devata: Soma Pavamana
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सोमः पुनान ऊर्मिणाव्यो वारं वि धावति । अग्रे वाचः पवमानः कनिक्रदत् ॥
Transliteration
sómaḥ punānā́ ūrmíṇā́vyo vā́raṃ ví dhā́vati | ágre vā́caḥ pávamānaḥ kaníkradat ||
Translation
سوما، وهو يطهّر نفسه، مع الموجة في صوف النعجة، يندفع عبر المصفاة. وأمام الكلمة (فاج)، يدوّي البافامانا—موقظاً النطق من الداخل.
Word by Word
सोमःSoma (the pressed/flowing soma)
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनानःpurifying himself / being purified
पुनानः:
कर्तृ (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√पू (पूञ् शौचने) → पुनान (शतृ/शानच्)
ऊर्मिणाwith a wave / by (his) surge
ऊर्मिणा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
अव्यः(connected) with sheep’s wool; wool-filtered
अव्यः:
कर्तृ (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअवि (प्रातिपदिक) → अव्य (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
वारम्the strainer/filter (woollen sieve)
वारम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवार (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, through (intensively)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (Preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
धावतिruns/flows (swiftly)
धावति:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: सोमः)
TypeVerb
Root√धाव् (धाव् गतिशुद्ध्योः)
अग्रेin front, at the forefront
अग्रे:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable (Adverbial noun-form)
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वाचःof speech/utterance
वाचः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
पवमानःpurifying, the Pavamāna (Soma as purifier)
पवमानः:
कर्तृ (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Root√पू (पूञ् शौचने) → पवमान (शानच्)
कनिक्रदत्cries aloud, resounds (repeatedly)
कनिक्रदत्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: सोमः)
TypeVerb (finite; intensive/reduplicated present)
Root√क्रन्द् (क्रन्द् शब्दे) + उपसर्ग/अभ्यास ‘कनि-’ (वैदिक-तीव्र/पुनरुक्त-प्रयोगः)
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