Rig Veda 9.40.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 40, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.40
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (the purifying Soma)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नः पुनान आ भर रयिं स्तोत्रे सुवीर्यम् । जरितुर्वर्धया गिरः ॥
Transliteration
sa naḥ punāná ā́ bhara rayíṃ stotré su-vī́ryam | jaritúr vardhayā gíraḥ ||
Translation
O Soma, während du dich läuterst, bringe uns rayi — die Fülle des Seins — für unser Lied, einen Reichtum von heldenhafter Kraft; und mehre die inspirierten Worte des Sängers.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुनानःpurifying (himself), being purified
पुनानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootपू (धातु, ‘to purify’) → पुनान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय, आत्मनेपद)
आhither, forth; (as preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
भरbring!
भर:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु, ‘to bear/bring’)
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोत्रेin/at the hymn of praise
स्तोत्रे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुवीर्यम्good heroism, splendid strength
सुवीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
जरितुःof the singer/praiser
जरितुः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘singer, praiser’)
वर्धयincrease!
वर्धय:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (धातु, ‘to increase’)
गिरःsongs, hymns
गिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘song, hymn, voice’)
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