Mantra 5
Sukta 9.3
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष देवो रथर्यति पवमानो दशस्यति । आविष्कृणोति वग्वनुम् ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
ए॒ष दे॒वो र॑थर्यति॒ पव॑मानो दशस्यति । आ॒विष्कृ॑णोति वग्व॒नुम् ॥
Transliteration
eṣá devó ratharyati pávamāno daśasyati | āvíṣ kṛṇoti vagvanúm ||
Translation
This god, self-purifying, moves as on a chariot and wins homage; he makes manifest the inspired singer.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
ए॒षः । दे॒वः । र॒थ॒र्य॒ति॒ । पव॑मानः । द॒श॒स्य॒ति॒ । आ॒विः । कृ॒णो॒ति॒ । व॒ग्व॒नुम् ॥एषः । देवः । रथर्यति । पवमानः । दशस्यति । आविः । कृणोति । वग्वनुम् ॥eṣaḥ | devaḥ | ratharyati | pavamānaḥ | daśasyati | āviḥ | kṛṇoti | vagvanum
Word by Word
एषःthis (one), he
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (Demonstrative)
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष-
देवःthe god
देवः:
Kartā (apposition to एषः)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
रथर्यतिdrives/rolls along in a chariot; speeds
रथर्यति:
Kriyā (predicate of the subject)
TypeVerb
Rootरथर्य (धातु; denominative from रथ ‘chariot’)
पवमानःPavamāna (Soma), the purifying/flowing one
पवमानः:
Kartā (apposition/epithet of एषः देवः)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootपव् (धातु) + मान (शानच्/कृदन्त-प्रत्यय; present middle participle) → पवमान
दशस्यतिserves; shows devotion; honors
दशस्यति:
Kriyā (predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootदशस्/दशस्य (धातु; denominative ‘to show devotion/serve, honor’)
आविष्कृणोतिmakes manifest; reveals
आविष्कृणोति:
Kriyā (predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) with preverb आविस्- (आविष् ‘openly, manifest’) → आविष्कृ
वग्वनुम्the hymn/chant (or the singer/voice)
वग्वनुम्:
Karma (object of आविष्कृणोति)
TypeNoun
Rootवग्वनु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘hymn/chant, singer/voice’—Vedic ritual term)