Rig Veda 9.66.27: Mandala 9, Sukta 66, Mantra 27

Sukta 9.66

Devata: Soma Pavamana

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पवमानो व्यश्नवद्रश्मिभिर्वाजसातमः । दधत्स्तोत्रे सुवीर्यम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.66.27

Transliteration

pávamāno vy àśnavad raśmíbhir vāja-sā́tamaḥ | dádhat stótre su-vī́ryam ||

Translation

Pavamāna breitet sich aus und reicht mit seinen Strahlen, der beste Gewinner der Fülle; er legt in den Hymnus edle Heldenkraft.

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Word by Word

• पवमानः: the purifying (Soma), as he purifies/flows
• पवमानः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: पवमान- (√पू ‘to purify’, present middle participle)

• वि: apart, forth, widely
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: वि (upasarga)

• अश्नवत्: reached, attained, pervaded
• अश्नवत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अश् (to reach, attain, pervade)

• रश्मिभिः: with rays/streams
• रश्मिभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: रश्मि-

• वाजसातमः: most victorious in winning prizes
• वाजसातमः: कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective (superlative)
• Root: वाज-सातम- (वाज ‘prize/strength’ + सातम ‘most winning’)

• दधत्: placing, bestowing
• दधत्: कर्तृ (सहक्रिया/विशेषणम्)
• Type: Verbal participle
• Root: √धा (to place, bestow) → दधत् (present active participle)

• स्तोत्रे: to/for the hymn of praise
• स्तोत्रे: सम्प्रदान (लक्ष्य/प्राप्तिस्थानः: ‘for/unto the hymn’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र-

• सुवीर्यम्: good heroism, splendid strength
• सुवीर्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-वीर्य- (सु- ‘good’ + वीर्य ‘manly power, heroism’)