Rig Veda 9.24.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 24, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.24
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र सोमासो अधन्विषुः पवमानास इन्दवः । श्रीणाना अप्सु मृञ्जत ॥
Transliteration
prá somā́so adhanviṣuḥ pávamānāsa índavaḥ | śrīṇā́nā apsú mṛ́ñjata ||
Translation
اندفعت قطراتُ السُّوما، الإندو المُطهِّر؛ وهي تمتلئ بذاتها تُطهِّر ذاتها في المياه—فتجعل مجاري الوعي صالحةً لطقس الحقّ (Ṛta).
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
सोमासःthe Soma (drops/juices)
सोमासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अधन्विषुःhave streamed/ran
अधन्विषुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधन्व्/धनु (धातु: धन्व् ‘to run/stream, to hasten’ in Vedic usage)
पवमानासःpurifying, being purified
पवमानासः:
Kartā (in apposition to सोमासः)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootपवमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; from √पू/√पु ‘to purify’ > पवते ‘is purified’)
इन्दवःdrops (of Soma)
इन्दवः:
Kartā (in apposition to सोमासः)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रीणानाःmixing/being mixed (well-prepared)
श्रीणानाः:
Kartā (in apposition to सोमासः)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Root√श्री (धातु ‘to mix, to cook/prepare’; Vedic: ‘to mix/season, to prepare’)
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
मृञ्जतthey cleanse/purify (themselves/it)
मृञ्जत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√मृज् (धातु ‘to wipe, cleanse, purify’)
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