Mantra 6
Sukta 9.100
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seer tradition (RV 9.100).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (offering addressed to Indra, Viṣṇu, all gods)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; verify by scansion.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवस्व वाजसातमः पवित्रे धारया सुतः । इन्द्राय सोम विष्णवे देवेभ्यो मधुमत्तमः ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
पव॑स्व वाज॒सात॑मः प॒वित्रे॒ धार॑या सु॒तः । इन्द्रा॑य सोम॒ विष्ण॑वे दे॒वेभ्यो॒ मधु॑मत्तमः ॥
Transliteration
páv asva vā́ja-sātamaḥ pavítre dhā́rayā sutáḥ | índrāya soma víṣṇave devébhyo mádhumattamaḥ ||
Translation
Flow purified, most winning of plenitude, pressed into the purifier as a stream; for Indra, O Soma, for Viṣṇu, for the gods—most honey-rich in delight.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
पव॑स्व । वा॒ज॒ऽसात॑मः । प॒वित्रे॑ । धार॑या । सु॒तः । इन्द्रा॑य । सो॒म॒ । विष्ण॑वे । दे॒वेभ्यः॑ । मधु॑मत्ऽतमः ॥पवस्व । वाजसातमः । पवित्रे । धारया । सुतः । इन्द्राय । सोम । विष्णवे । देवेभ्यः । मधुमत्तमः ॥pavasva | vāja-sātamaḥ | pavitre | dhārayā | sutaḥ | indrāya | soma | viṣṇave | devebhyaḥ | madhumat-tamaḥ
Word by Word
पवस्वPurify yourself / flow forth (as filtered Soma).
पवस्व:
(predicate; addressed to Soma) — Kartā implied: ‘त्वम् (सोमः)’
TypeVerb
Root√पू (pū) / √पव् (pav) ‘to purify, flow/strain’
वाजसातमःmost victorious/best at winning prizes.
वाजसातमः:
Kartā (as epithet of the subject Soma)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाज-सातम (prātipadika: वाज ‘prize/strength’ + सातम ‘most winning/bestowing’)
पवित्रेin/through the filter (strainer).
पवित्रे:
Adhikaraṇa (locus: ‘in/through the filter’)
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (prātipadika) ‘filter, strainer’
धारयाwith a stream / in a flowing current.
धारया:
Karaṇa (means: ‘by/with a stream’)
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (prātipadika) ‘stream, flow’
सुतःpressed (out), expressed.
सुतः:
Kartā (as epithet of the subject Soma)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootसु-त (PPP from √सु ‘to press out, extract’)
इन्द्रायfor Indra.
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna (recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
सोमO Soma.
सोम:
Sambodhana (direct address)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
विष्णवेfor Viṣṇu.
विष्णवे:
Sampradāna (recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootविष्णु (prātipadika)
देवेभ्यःfor the gods.
देवेभ्यः:
Sampradāna (recipients)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
मधुमत्तमःmost honeyed / sweetest (most rich in mead).
मधुमत्तमः:
Kartā (as epithet of the subject Soma)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत् (prātipadika ‘honey-sweet, rich in mead’) + -तम (superlative)