Rig Veda 9.82.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 82, Mantra 2

Sukta 9.82

Rishi: Ascribed in the Soma Pavamāna corpus to seers of the Pavāmāna tradition (exact rishi for 9.82 uncertain in this excerpt).

Devata: Soma Pavāmāna (Soma in the act of purification/flowing).

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (common in RV 9; verify against full hymn metrical count).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

कविर्वेधस्या पर्येषि माहिनमत्यो न मृष्टो अभि वाजमर्षसि । अपसेधन्दुरिता सोम मृळय घृतं वसानः परि यासि निर्णिजम् ॥

Transliteration

kavír védhasyā páry eṣi mā́hinam átyo ná mṛṣṭó abhí vā́jam arṣasi | apasédhan duritā́ soma mṛḷaya ghṛtáṃ vásānaḥ pári yāsi nírṇijam ||

Translation

O Soma, seer and knower, you move all around in your vast greatness; like a well-groomed steed you rush toward vāja—the plenitude of force and victorious fullness. Pushing away the crooked movements of distress, be gracious to us. Clothed in the shining clarity (ghṛta), you circle and take on the radiant robe of purity.

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• कविः: the seer/poet
• कविः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवि (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *kʷeh₁-? (poet/seer; Vedic ‘kavi’)

• वेधस्य: of the wise/ordainer
• वेधस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेधस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘one who knows/ordains’) < √विद्/√वेध् (to know/penetrate) (Vedic)

• परि: around, about
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• एषि: you seek / you go in quest
• एषि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √इष्/√एष् (Vedic: to seek, go after)

• माहिनम्: the mighty one / greatness
• माहिनम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माहिन्/माहिन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mighty, great’)

• अत्यः: a steed
• अत्यः: कर्तृ (उपमान in simile)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘steed, horse’)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• मृष्टः: purified, polished
• मृष्टः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √मृज् (to wipe, cleanse, polish) → मृष्ट (कृदन्त, past passive participle)

• अभि: towards, unto
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• वाजम्: the prize/strength (vājá)
• वाजम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज (प्रातिपदिक; ‘prize, strength, victory, food’)

• अर्षसि: you rush/stream
• अर्षसि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ऋष्/√अर्ष् (Vedic: to rush, flow, move swiftly)

• अप: away
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• सेधन्: warding off, repelling
• सेधन्: कर्तृ (to implied ‘त्वम्/सोमः’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सिध्/√सेध् (to ward off, repel, prevent) → सेधत्/सेधन् (Vedic present participle)

• दुरितानि: evils, misfortunes
• दुरितानि: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरित (प्रातिपदिक; ‘evil, sin, misfortune’)

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

• मृळय: be gracious / show mercy
• मृळय: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मृळ्/√मृड् (to be gracious, show mercy)

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: कर्म (with ‘वसानः’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ghee, clarified butter’)

• वसानः: wearing, clothed in
• वसानः: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (to clothe, wear) → वसान (कृदन्त, present middle participle)

• परि: around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• यासि: you go
• यासि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (to go)

• निर्णिजम्: the shining garment/raiment
• निर्णिजम्: कर्म (with ‘परि यासि’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्णिज्/निर्णिज (प्रातिपदिक; ‘garment, shining covering/raiment’; Vedic)