Rig Veda 9.3.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 3, Mantra 4

Sukta 9.3

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एष विश्वानि वार्या शूरो यन्निव सत्वभिः । पवमानः सिषासति ॥

Transliteration

eṣá víśvāni vā́ryā śū́ro yánn iva sátvabhiḥ | pávamānaḥ sisāsati ||

Translation

This hero, self-purifying, strives toward all desirable treasures, as if driving forward with his powers of being.

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Word by Word

• एषः: this (one), he
• एषः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष-

• विश्वानि: all (things)
• विश्वानि: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• वार्याणि: choice/excellent (goods), desirable treasures
• वार्याणि: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: वार्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘to be chosen/desired, excellent’)

• शूरः: hero, mighty one
• शूरः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)

• यत्: which/that; when
• यत्: कर्म (सम्बन्ध-प्रयोगे) / अव्ययार्थे (काल/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Relative pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• निवः: dwelling, home
• निवः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवस्/निव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘dwelling, home’)

• सत्वभिः: with strengths/powers
• सत्वभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strength, vigor; strong powers’)

• पवमानः: being purified (Soma), purifying as he flows
• पवमानः: कर्तृ
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: पू (धातु) → पवमान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ/शानच्-प्रकारः; ‘being purified/flowing’)

• सिषासति: he desires to win/obtain; strives for
• सिषासति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सास्/शास् (धातु; desiderative formation) → सि-षा-स- (सन्नन्त)