Rig Veda 9.30.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 30, Mantra 3

Sukta 9.30

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नः शुष्मं नृषाह्यं वीरवन्तं पुरुस्पृहम् । पवस्व सोम धारया ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.30.3

Transliteration

ā́ naḥ śúṣmaṃ nṛṣā́hyaṃ vīrávantaṃ puruspṛ́ham | páv asva soma dhā́rayā ||

Translation

Flow to us, O Soma, in your stream bringing the force that overcomes men’s resistances—hero-filled, much desired—so our being may be armed with victorious energy.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither; forth
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (pronominal stem)

• शुष्मम्: strength; vigor
• शुष्मम्: कर्म (object of ‘bring/come’ implied with ā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुष्म (prātipadika)

• नृषाह्यम्: man-conquering; overpowering men
• नृषाह्यम्: विशेषण (qualifier of the object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नृ- + साह्य (from √सह ‘to overcome, be strong’)

• वीरवन्तम्: hero-possessing; manly
• वीरवन्तम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीरवत् (prātipadika: ‘having heroes/men’)

• पुरुस्पृहम्: much-desired; greatly longed for
• पुरुस्पृहम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरु- + स्पृह (from √स्पृह ‘to desire, long for’)

• पवस्व: purify yourself; flow clear
• पवस्व: क्रिया (मुख्य विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (पवते) ‘to purify, become clear’

• सोम: O Soma
• सोम: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (prātipadika)

• धारया: with a stream; by a flow
• धारया: करण (means/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (prātipadika)