Rig Veda 9.20.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 20, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.20
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seer tradition (RV 9).
Devata: Soma Pavamana
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं राजेव सुव्रतो गिरः सोमा विवेशिथ । पुनानो वह्ने अद्भुत ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ rā́jevá suvrató gíraḥ sómā víveśitha | punā́nó vahne adbhuta ||
Translation
Du, Soma, bist wie ein König des rechten Gesetzes in die inspirierten Worte (giraḥ) eingegangen. Dich reinigend, o wunderbarer Träger-Flamme, wirst du zur Kraft, die unsere Opfergabe und unser Bewusstsein voranträgt.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
राजाa king
राजा:
कर्तृ (उपमान-कर्तृ; उपमा)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
सुव्रतःof good observance; well-vowed
सुव्रतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारय)
गिरःsongs, hymns
गिरः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
विवेशिथyou have entered
विवेशिथ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√विश् (प्रवेशने)
पुनानःpurifying (yourself); being purified
पुनानः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Root√पू (पवने/शोधने) → पुनान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय; आत्मनेपद-प्रयोगः)
वह्नेO bearer/vehicle (epithet)
वह्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्भुतO wondrous one
अद्भुत:
सम्बोधन-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
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