Rig Veda 9.82.5 — Mandala 9, Sukta 82, Mantra 5
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 (Indu).
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (verify against full hymn).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यथा पूर्वेभ्यः शतसा अमृध्रः सहस्रसाः पर्यया वाजमिन्दो । एवा पवस्व सुविताय नव्यसे तव व्रतमन्वापः सचन्ते ॥
Transliteration
yáthā pū́rvebhyaḥ śatásā́ amṛ́dhraḥ sahasrasā́ḥ pár yayā vā́jam indo | evā́ pavasva suvitā́ya návyase táva vratám anv ā́paḥ sacante ||
Translation
As once you went, O Indu, winning vāja a hundredfold, a thousandfold, without failure—so now purify yourself for a new and wider felicity. The Waters follow your law of working; they consent to your way and support your ordained movement.
Word by Word
यथाas, just as
यथा:
Adhikaraṇa (उपमान-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
पूर्वेभ्यःfrom/for the former ones (ancients)
पूर्वेभ्यः:
Apādāna (abl.) / Sampradāna (dat.)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
शतसाwith a hundred (fold), by hundreds
शतसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (numeral) / Adjective
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृध्रःunfailing, unerring
अमृध्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्रसाःwinning/procuring by thousands
सहस्रसाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्रस (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः)
पर्ययाःthou hast gone around / hast attained
पर्ययाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपरि + या (धातु: या गतौ)
वाजम्prize, strength, booty
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
एवाthus, just so
एवा:
(particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
पवस्वpurify thyself, flow pure
पवस्व:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु: पू पवने/शोधने; आत्मनेपद)
सुवितायfor good passage/prosperity
सुविताय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसुवित (प्रातिपदिक)
नव्यसेfor the newer (one/act), for renewed (good)
नव्यसे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootनव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof thee, thy
तव:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
व्रतम्vow, ordinance, sacred rule
व्रतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
अनुafter, along, according to
अनु:
(preverb)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
आपःthe waters
आपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआप् (प्रातिपदिक)
सचन्तेthey accompany, they follow, they attach themselves
सचन्ते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु: सच समवाये/सेवायाम्; आत्मनेपद)
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