Rig Veda 9.97.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 8

Sukta 9.97

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र हंसासस्तृपलं मन्युमच्छामादस्तं वृषगणा अयासुः । आङ्गूष्यं पवमानं सखायो दुर्मर्षं साकं प्र वदन्ति वाणम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.97.8

Transliteration

prá haṃsā́saḥ tṛpálaṃ manyúm ácchāmā́d ástaṃ vṛ́ṣa-gaṇā ayāsuḥ | āṅgūṣyáṃ pávamānaṃ sákhāyo durmárṣaṃ sākáṃ prá vadanti vā́ṇam ||

Translation

Die Schwanenkräfte treiben die dreifache Macht des Eifers heimwärts voran; die Stierhaufen sind zum Ziel gelangt. Die Gefährten sprechen gemeinsam die Stimme des Pavamāna aus — voll von heiligem Gesang, schwer zu bezwingen.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• हंसासः: the swans (metaph. singers/priests)
• हंसासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)

• तृपलम्: the threefold (thing); triple (offering/portion)
• तृपलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: तृपल (प्रातिपदिक)

• मन्युम्: wrath, ardor, spirited force
• मन्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्यु (प्रातिपदिक)

• अच्छा: towards
• अच्छा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अच्छा (अव्यय)

• आ: to, unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• मादः: exhilaration, intoxication (of Soma)
• मादः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद (प्रातिपदिक)

• तम्: him/that
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)

• वृषगणाः: the bull-like bands/companies
• वृषगणाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषगण (प्रातिपदिक)

• अयासुः: they went, they came
• अयासुः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + अ (augment) + इ (aorist)

• आङ्गूष्यम्: hymned/chant-worthy; accompanied by song
• आङ्गूष्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आङ्गूष्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• पवमानम्: the purifying (Soma)
• पवमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: पवमान (प्रातिपदिक; pres. ptcp. of √पू/√पु ‘to purify’)

• सखायः: friends, companions
• सखायः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)

• दुर्मर्षम्: hard to withstand, irresistible
• दुर्मर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्मर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)

• साकम्: together
• साकम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साकम् (अव्यय)

• प्र: forth
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• वदन्ति: they speak, utter
• वदन्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)

• वाणम्: voice, utterance, song
• वाणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाण (प्रातिपदिक)