Mantra 11
Sukta 9.62
Rishi: Traditionally attributed to a Soma-Pavamāna seer-family (often Kāśyapa/Āṅgirasa lineages in Book 9); exact r̥ṣi for 9.62 requires śākhā-anukramaṇī confirmation
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (self-purifying Soma)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of ~8 syllables; typical for many Pavamāna verses)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष वृषा वृषव्रतः पवमानो अशस्तिहा । करद्वसूनि दाशुषे ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
ए॒ष वृषा॒ वृष॑व्रत॒: पव॑मानो अशस्ति॒हा । कर॒द्वसू॑नि दा॒शुषे॑ ॥
Transliteration
eṣá vṛ́ṣā vṛ́ṣa-vrataḥ pavámāno aśastí-hā | kárad vásūni dāśúṣe ||
Translation
This is the Bull with the bull’s law: the self-purifying Soma, slayer of the hostile word. May he fashion for the giver the true riches—powers of fullness within the being.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
ए॒षः । व्र्षा॑ । वृष॑ऽव्रतः॑ । पव॑मानः । अ॒श॒स्ति॒ऽहा । कर॑त् । वसू॑नि । दा॒शुषे॑ ॥एषः । व्र्षा । वृषव्रतः । पवमानः । अशस्तिहा । करत् । वसूनि । दाशुषे ॥eṣaḥ | vrṣā | vṛṣa-vrataḥ | pavamānaḥ | aśasti-hā | karat | vasūni | dāśuṣe
Word by Word
एषःthis (one), he
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष-
वृषाthe bull; the mighty one
वृषा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (used adjectivally)
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक) / वृष (बलवान्, वृषभ-भाव) → वृषा (नॉम.सि.)
वृषव्रतःwhose vow is manly/strong; of bull-like resolve
वृषव्रतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवृष-व्रत (समास-प्रातिपदिक) = वृष (बल/वीर्य) + व्रत (व्रत/नियम) → वृषव्रत-
पवमानःpurifying (as he flows), Pavamāna (Soma)
पवमानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√पू (पवते) ‘to purify’ → पवमान (वर्तमान-कृदन्त, शतृ/शानच्) → पवमान-
अशस्तिहाslayer of reproach/evil speech
अशस्तिहा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-शस्ति (निन्दा/अप्रशंसा) + √हन् ‘to slay’ (समासान्त ‘-हा’) → अशस्तिहन्/अशस्तिहा
करत्may he make; let him bestow
करत्:
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TypeVerb
Root√कृ ‘to make, do’ (विधिलिङ्/आशीर्लिङ् रूप; वैदिक injunctive-like use) → करत्
वसूनिwealths, goods
वसूनि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक) ‘wealth, good’ → वसु-
दाशुषेto the giver/offerer (worshipper)
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (agent, ‘worshipper/offerer’)
Root√दाश्/√दास् ‘to give, offer, worship’ → दाश्वांस् (परिपूर्ण/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) ‘the giver/offerer’ → दाशुष् (weak stem)