Rig Veda 9.97.17: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 17

Sukta 9.97

Rishi: Soma Pavamāna seers (traditionally: multiple/anonymous within Pavamāna corpus; specific attribution varies by Anukramaṇī)

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)

Chandas: Jagatī (likely, by verse length and cadence; confirm against pada-count in a metrical parser)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वृष्टिं नो अर्ष दिव्यां जिगत्नुमिळावतीं शंगयीं जीरदानुम् । स्तुकेव वीता धन्वा विचिन्वन्बन्धूँरिमाँ अवराँ इन्दो वायून् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.97.17

Transliteration

vṛṣṭíṃ no arṣa divyā́ṃ jigatnúm iḷā́-vatīṃ śaṃ-gayī́ṃ jīrá-dānum | stukā́-iva vītā́ dhanva vi-cínvan bandhū́n imā́ṃ avárā́n indo vāyū́n ||

Translation

Flow for us the divine rain of force, swiftly reaching its goal—rich in inspired illumination, bringing wellbeing, granting the eager giving. Like a driven missile, range out, O Indu, discerning and gathering these lower energies and currents, to be uplifted into the right movement.

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Word by Word

• वृष्टिम्: rain, shower
• वृष्टिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्टि- (√वृष् ‘वर्षणे’)

• नः: for us / our
• नः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अर्ष: flow! rush forth!
• अर्ष: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ऋष्/अर्ष् (गत्यर्थः; ‘to flow, rush’)

• दिव्याम्: heavenly
• दिव्याम्: विशेषण (कर्मणः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य- (दिव्)

• जिगत्नुम्: swift-going / impetuous
• जिगत्नुम्: विशेषण (कर्मणः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जिगत्नु- (√गम्; desiderative/iterative adj. ‘eager/ready to go’)

• इळावतीम्: rich in Iḷā (nourishment/refreshment)
• इळावतीम्: विशेषण (कर्मणः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इळावती- (इळा + वत्)

• शंगयीम्: beneficent, bringing well-being
• शंगयीम्: विशेषण (कर्मणः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंगयी- (शं + गय/गयि; ‘bringing welfare/boon’)

• जीरदानुम्: with swift streams / swift-flowing
• जीरदानुम्: विशेषण (कर्मणः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीरदानु- (जीर ‘quick/strong’ + दानु ‘stream/drop’)

• स्तुक: a tuft/lock (of hair), crest
• स्तुक: कर्तृ (उपमान-आधारः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तुक-

• इव: like, as
• इव: (सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• वीता: woven/spread out
• वीता: कर्तृ (इन्दोः विशेषणम्)
• Type: Kṛdanta (Participle)
• Root: √वी/वय् (विन्यये/वायने) → वीत-

• धन्वा: with the bow / by (means of) the bow
• धन्वा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्वन्-

• विचिन्वन्: seeking out, selecting
• विचिन्वन्: कर्तृ (इन्दोः)
• Type: Kṛdanta (Participle)
• Root: √चि (चयन/विचयने) → विचिन्वत्

• बन्धून्: kinsmen, allies
• बन्धून्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु-

• इमान्: these
• इमान्: विशेषण (कर्मणः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• अवरान्: lower, nearer (ones)
• अवरान्: विशेषण (कर्मणः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवर-

• इन्दो: O Indu (Soma)
• इन्दो: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: इन्दु-

• वायून्: winds (air-currents)
• वायून्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु-