Rig Veda 9.66.22: Mandala 9, Sukta 66, Mantra 22

Sukta 9.66

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

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (or purifying power in general; verse keeps it generic as pavamāna).

Chandas: Likely Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh-like short; verify metrically.

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पवमानो अति स्रिधोऽभ्यर्षति सुष्टुतिम् । सूरो न विश्वदर्शतः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.66.22

Transliteration

pávamāno áti srídho abhyàrṣati suṣṭutím | sū́ro ná viśvádarśataḥ ||

Translation

Als Pavamāna, sich läuternd im Strom, strömt er über die Hemmnisse hinaus und eilt zur wohlgefügten Lobpreisung – wie Sūrya, allsichtbar, allen offenbar.

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Word by Word

• पवमानः: the purifying (Soma), flowing/purifying one
• पवमानः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: पवमान- (√पू ‘पवने/शोधने’ से वर्तमान कृदन्त) अथवा √पु/√पू (to purify, to blow)

• अति: over, beyond
• अति: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/adverb)
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• स्रिधः: hindrances, obstructions
• स्रिधः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रिध्- (स्त्री/पुं प्रातिपदिक; ‘बाधा/अवरोध/हानि’—obstruction, hindrance)

• अभि: towards, against, upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अर्षति: rushes/flows
• अर्षति: क्रिया (कर्तृ: पवमानः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ऋष्/अर्ष् (गत्यर्थ; ‘to rush, to flow’)

• सुष्टुतिम्: well-formed praise, good hymn
• सुष्टुतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु- + स्तुति- (√स्तु ‘स्तुतौ’)

• सूरः: the sun
• सूरः: उपमान (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सूर्य/दीप्तिमान्’)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• विश्वदर्शतः: visible to all, seen by everyone
• विश्वदर्शतः: विशेषण (कर्तृ का)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व- + दर्शत- (√दृश् ‘दर्शने’ से ‘दर्शत’ = दर्शनीय/दृश्य)