Mantra 3
Sukta 9.55
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत नो गोविदश्ववित्पवस्व सोमान्धसा । मक्षूतमेभिरहभिः ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
उ॒त नो॑ गो॒विद॑श्व॒वित्पव॑स्व सो॒मान्ध॑सा । म॒क्षूत॑मेभि॒रह॑भिः ॥
Transliteration
utá no go-víd aśva-vít páv asva sómā́ndhasā | mákṣū-tamebhir áha-bhiḥ ||
Translation
And for us, O Soma, purify thyself as finder of rays and finder of energies; with thy essence flow swiftly with the swiftest days—hasten the growth of light and power in our progress.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
उ॒त । नः॒ । गो॒ऽवित् । अ॒श्व॒ऽवित् । पव॑स्व । सो॒म॒ । अन्ध॑सा । म॒क्षुऽत॑मेभिः । अह॑ऽभिः ॥उत । नः । गोवित् । अश्ववित् । पवस्व । सोम । अन्धसा । मक्षुतमेभिः । अहभिः ॥uta | naḥ | go-vit | aśva-vit | pavasva | soma | andhasā | makṣu-tamebhiḥ | aha-bhiḥ
Word by Word
उतand; also; moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
नःof us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
गोविद्finder/winner of cows
गोविद्:
Kartā (as epithet of the agent Soma)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootगो + विद् (√विद् ‘to find/know’)
अश्ववित्finder/winner of horses
अश्ववित्:
Kartā (epithet)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootअश्व + विद् (√विद् ‘to find/know’)
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow (pure)
पवस्व:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (pū) / √पव् (pav) ‘to purify, become pure, flow (as Soma)’
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
अन्धसाwith (your) juice; with the Soma-draught
अन्धसा:
Karaṇa (means)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस्
मक्षूतमेभिःwith the swiftest
मक्षूतमेभिः:
Karaṇa (means: ‘with the swiftest…’)
TypeAdjective
Rootमक्षू-तम (from avyaya ‘मक्षू’ ‘quickly’ + superlative suffix -तम)
अहभिःwith days; in/through days
अहभिः:
Karaṇa (means/time-instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootअह (Vedic) ‘day’