Rig Veda 9.66.21: Mandala 9, Sukta 66, Mantra 21

Sukta 9.66

Rishi: Traditionally: Soma Pavamāna corpus; specific rishi attribution varies by Anukramaṇī for this hymn (needs project-level authority file).

Devata: Agni (pavamāna).

Chandas: Likely Jagatī; verify metrically.

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अग्ने पवस्व स्वपा अस्मे वर्चः सुवीर्यम् । दधद्रयिं मयि पोषम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.66.21

Transliteration

agné pavasva svápā asmē várcaḥ su-vī́ryam | dádhad rayím máyi póṣam ||

Translation

O Agni, läutere dich, vollbringe für uns das vollkommene Werk; setze in uns Glanz und edle Heldenkraft; indem du in mir den Rayi einsetzt, Wachstum der Fülle.

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Word by Word

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-

• पवस्व: purify yourself; flow pure
• पवस्व: क्रिया (आह्वान/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (पवते) / √पु (to purify)

• स्वपाः: of good work; well-working
• स्वपाः: विशेष्य-विशेषण (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + अपस्/अप् (कार्य, कर्म) → स्वपस्-

• अस्मे: for us
• अस्मे: सम्प्रदान (for us)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्-

• वर्चः: splendour, radiance
• वर्चः: कर्म (that which is to be bestowed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस्-

• सुवीर्यम्: good heroism, valour
• सुवीर्यम्: कर्म (that which is to be bestowed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु- + वीर्य-

• दधत्: bestowing, placing
• दधत्: कर्तृ-विशेषण (while bestowing)
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √धा (दधाति)

• रयिम्: wealth
• रयिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: रयि-

• मयि: in me
• मयि: अधिकरण (in/for me)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्-

• पोषम्: nourishment, prosperity
• पोषम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोष-