Rig Veda 9.61.28: Mandala 9, Sukta 61, Mantra 28

Sukta 9.61

Rishi: Kavi Bhārgava (traditional)

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)

Chandas: Trishtubh/Jagatī (requires scan)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पवस्वेन्दो वृषा सुतः कृधी नो यशसो जने । विश्वा अप द्विषो जहि ॥

Transliteration

pávasv endo vṛ́ṣā sutáḥ kṛdhí no yaśáso jánе | víśvā apá dvíṣo jahi ||

Translation

Läutere dich, o Indu, starker Stier, ausgepresst; mache uns zu einem Volk des Ruhmes. Schlage alle Hasser hinweg; vertreibe jede feindliche Macht.

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Word by Word

• पवस्व: purify yourself / flow forth (O Soma)
• पवस्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (पूञ्) / √पु (पुनाति) ‘to purify, flow (as Soma)’

• इन्दो: O Indu (Soma)
• इन्दो: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु- (prātipadika) ‘drop; Soma’

• वृषा: O bull (mighty one)
• वृषा: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (used adjectivally)
• Root: वृषन्-/वृषा- (prātipadika) ‘bull; vigorous one’

• सुतः: pressed (Soma)
• सुतः: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: √सु (सुनोति) ‘to press (Soma)’ → सुत- (PPP) ‘pressed’

• कृधी: make / grant
• कृधी: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (करोति) ‘to do, make’

• नः: for us / of us
• नः: Sampradāna (beneficiary) / Possessor
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्- (pronoun stem)

• यशसः: of glory / glorious
• यशसः: Viśeṣaṇa (genitival qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्- (prātipadika) ‘glory, fame’

• जने: among the people
• जने: Adhikaraṇa (locus)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन- (prātipadika) ‘people, race; man’

• विश्वाः: all
• विश्वाः: Karma (object, with अप)
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: विश्व- (prātipadika) ‘all’

• अप: away
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (preverb/particle)

• द्विषः: the haters / enemies
• द्विषः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विष्- (prātipadika) ‘hater, hostile one; enemy’

• जहि: smite / slay
• जहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (हन्ति) ‘to strike, slay’