Rig Veda 9.66.26: Mandala 9, Sukta 66, Mantra 26
Sukta 9.66
Devata: Soma Pavamana (with Marut association)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवमानो रथीतमः शुभ्रेभिः शुभ्रशस्तमः । हरिश्चन्द्रो मरुद्गणः ॥
Transliteration
pávamāno rathī́tamaḥ śúbhrebhiḥ śubhráśastamaḥ | háriścandro marúdgaṇaḥ ||
Translation
Pavamāna, der tauglichste Wagenlenker auf der Fahrt, mit den Reinen, am höchsten um der Reinheit willen gepriesen—goldglänzend, ein Heer der Maruts in seiner Kraft.
Word by Word
पवमानःthe purifying one (Soma), flowing/being purified
पवमानः:
कर्तृ (विशेष्य-सम्बन्धः; सोमः/इन्द्रियः)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपवमान- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पू (पवते) ‘शुद्धौ/पवने’)
रथीतमःmost chariot-like / best as a charioteer (swiftest)
रथीतमः:
कर्तृ (पवमानस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootरथिन्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘रथ-सम्बद्धः/रथवान्’) + तमप् (तमस्-प्रत्ययः)
शुभ्रेभिःwith/through the bright (ones/things); with bright (rays/streams)
शुभ्रेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective used substantively
Rootशुभ्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
शुभ्रशस्तमःmost splendidly praised / most glorious
शुभ्रशस्तमः:
कर्तृ (पवमानस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootशुभ्र- + शस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘प्रशस्त/प्रशंस्य’) → शुभ्रशस्- + तमप्
हरिःthe tawny one; golden (Soma/steed-like)
हरिः:
कर्तृ (समनाधिकरण-विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहरि- (प्रातिपदिक)
चन्द्रःbright, shining (one)
चन्द्रः:
कर्तृ (समनाधिकरणः)
TypeAdjective (used as noun/epithet)
Rootचन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दीप्त/आह्लादक’)
मरुद्गणःthe troop of the Maruts; Marut-host
मरुद्गणः:
कर्तृ (समनाधिकरणः)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootमरुत्- (प्रातिपदिक) + गण- (प्रातिपदिक) → समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-भावः) ‘मरुतां गणः’
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