Rig Veda 9.36.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 36, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.36
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स वह्निः सोम जागृविः पवस्व देववीरति । अभि कोशं मधुश्चुतम् ॥
Transliteration
sá váhniḥ sóma jā́gṛviḥ páv asva deva-vī́r áti | abhí kóśaṃ madhú-ścutam ||
Translation
O Soma, du Vahni, flammentragender, der Wachende—ströme, dich läuternd, hin zur göttlich‑heldischen Kraft; dränge zum Gefäß, das honigsüßes Labsal träufelt.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
वह्निःthe bearer/impelling fire (Agni-like)
वह्निः:
कर्तृ (सः इति सर्वनामस्य विशेषण/समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootवह्नि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘carrier, fire, impeller’)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ (समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
जागृविःwakeful, vigilant
जागृविः:
कर्तृ (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootजागृवि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wakeful, vigilant’) < √जागृ (जागरणे)
पवस्वpurify yourself / flow clear
पवस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवने/शोधने) → पवते
देववीरतिO (Soma) of divine heroes / O leader amid the gods’ heroes
देववीरति:
सम्बोधन (आह्वानम्)
TypeNoun (vocative compound)
Rootदेव- + वीरति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘host/line of heroes’; RV-विशेष प्रयोग)
अभिtowards, onto
अभि:
दिशा/उपसर्ग-सम्बन्धः (क्रियायाः ‘पवस्व’ इत्यस्य)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
कोशम्into the vessel/receptacle (vat)
कोशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकोश- (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुश्चुतम्honey-dripping, sweet-flowing
मधुश्चुतम्:
कर्म (कोशम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (past participial compound)
Rootमधु- + च्युत/चुत- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √च्यु/च्युत् (स्रवणे/पतने) ; RV-रूप: चुत
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