Mantra 1
Sukta 9.63
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma hymns (traditional attribution varies by collection; commonly ‘Pavamāna’ seers within Soma Maṇḍala)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of ~8 syllables typical for Soma Maṇḍala)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ पवस्व सहस्रिणं रयिं सोम सुवीर्यम् । अस्मे श्रवांसि धारय ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
आ प॑वस्व सह॒स्रिणं॑ र॒यिं सो॑म सु॒वीर्य॑म् । अ॒स्मे श्रवां॑सि धारय ॥
Transliteration
ā́ pavasva sahasríṇaṃ rayíṃ soma suvī́ryam | asmè śrávāṃsi dhāraya ||
Translation
Flow towards us, O Soma, bringing the thousand-fold plenitude (rayi) and the power of true heroism (su-vīrya); establish in us the hearing of inspired truth, the fame that is born of the soul’s victory.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
आ । पव॑स्व । स॒ह॒स्रिण॑म् । र॒यिम् । सो॒म॒ । सु॒ऽवीर्य॑म् । अ॒स्मे इति॑ । श्रवां॑सि । धा॒र॒य॒ ॥आ । पवस्व । सहस्रिणम् । रयिम् । सोम । सुवीर्यम् । अस्मे इति । श्रवांसि । धारय ॥ā | pavasva | sahasriṇam | rayim | soma | su-vīryam | asme iti | śravāṃsi | dhāraya
Word by Word
आtowards; hither; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (nipāta)
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow (as the purifying Soma)
पवस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पू (pū) ‘to purify’ (Vedic: pavate)
सहस्रिणम्thousandfold; possessing thousands (of gifts/streams)
सहस्रिणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्रिन् (prātipadika from सहस्र ‘thousand’ + -in)
रयिम्wealth; treasure
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (prātipadika)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
—
TypeNoun (vocative address)
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
सुवीर्यम्good heroism; excellent manly power/valour
सुवीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (abstract) / Adjective used substantively
Rootसुवीर्य (su- + वीर्य) (prātipadika)
अस्मेto/for us
अस्मे:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
श्रवांसिfames; glories; renown
श्रवांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (prātipadika; ‘fame, glory’)
धारयhold; sustain; bestow/maintain
धारय:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (dhṛ) ‘to hold, sustain’