Rig Veda 9.31.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 31, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.31
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र सोमासः स्वाध्यः पवमानासो अक्रमुः । रयिं कृण्वन्ति चेतनम् ॥
Transliteration
prá sómāsaḥ svādhyàḥ pávamānāso akramuḥ | rayíṃ kṛṇvanti cétanam ||
Translation
En avant sont allés les Somas, maîtres d’eux-mêmes — les pavamāna, les purifiants ; ils avancent et nous façonnent une richesse douée de conscience.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
सोमासःthe Soma (drops/juices)
सोमासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वाध्यःself-impelled, of their own power
स्वाध्यः:
Kartā (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वाधी (प्रातिपदिक; adj.)
पवमानासःpurifying (as they flow), being purified
पवमानासः:
Kartā (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival Noun)
Rootपवमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पू/पु ‘to purify’ + शानच्)
अक्रमुःthey strode/advanced, set forth
अक्रमुः:
— (क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Root√क्रम् (क्रमुँ गतौ)
रयिम्wealth, bounty
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वन्तिthey make, they produce
कृण्वन्ति:
— (क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (डुकृञ् करणे)
चेतनम्conspicuous, perceptible; enlivening/awakening
चेतनम्:
Karma (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective (used predicatively) / Noun
Rootचेतन (प्रातिपदिक; adj./n.)
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