Rig Veda 9.43.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 43, Mantra 6

Sukta 9.43

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पवस्व वाजसातये विप्रस्य गृणतो वृधे । सोम रास्व सुवीर्यम् ॥

Transliteration

pávasva vā́ja-sātaye víprasya gṛṇató vṛ́dhe | soma rā́sva su-vī́ryam ||

Translation

Purify yourself for the winning of plenitude, for the increase of the seer who chants; O Soma, give us noble hero-power—an effective strength of the soul.

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• पवस्व: Purify yourself / flow forth (O Soma).
• पवस्व: — (क्रियापद)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (पूञ्) / √पव् (वेद. ‘to purify/flow’)

• वाजसातये: for the winning of the prize (strength).
• वाजसातये: सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन) अव्यक्त-प्रयोजनार्थ दत्तिव
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज-साति (प्रातिपदिक: ‘prize/booty-winning, gaining of strength/prize’)

• विप्रस्य: of the inspired singer (seer).
• विप्रस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of the seer’
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक: ‘inspired poet, sage’)

• गृणतः: (of the seer) who is praising (you).
• गृणतः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of (him) praising’
• Type: Participle (verbal adjective)
• Root: √गॄ/गृ (गृणाति ‘to sing/praise’) → शतृ-प्रत्यय ‘गृणत्’

• वृधे: for (his) increase / for strengthening.
• वृधे: सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (दत्तिव) — ‘for increase/strengthening’
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृध् (प्रातिपदिक/भाव: ‘increase, growth, strengthening’; also dat. of action-noun)

• सोम: O Soma.
• सोम: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• रास्व: grant / give.
• रास्व: — (क्रियापद)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रा (राति/रासते ‘to give, grant’)

• सुवीर्यम्: excellent heroism / splendid strength.
• सुवीर्यम्: कर्म (प्राप्तव्य/दत्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक: ‘good heroism, excellent manly power/valour’)