Rig Veda 9.63.22: Mandala 9, Sukta 63, Mantra 22
Sukta 9.63
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seer-poets (Anukramaṇī tradition for RV 9; specific r̥ṣi uncertain here)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with explicit linkage to Indra and Vāyu as recipients/associates of Soma)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verify metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवस्व देवायुषगिन्द्रं गच्छतु ते मदः । वायुमा रोह धर्मणा ॥
Transliteration
páva-sva devāyuṣág índraṃ gacchatu te mádaḥ | vāyúm ā́ roha dhármaṇā ||
Translation
Ô Pavamāna, purifie-toi, toi qui donnes la vie divine ; que ton máda (ivresse, puissance d’enthousiasme) aille vers Indra. Vers Vāyu, monte selon dhárma, la loi de ton agir véridique.
Word by Word
पवस्वPurify yourself / flow forth (O Soma).
पवस्व:
— (finite verb; implied kartā = सोमः)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पूञ्) / √पु (पुनाति) ‘to purify, flow (as Soma)’
देवायुषक्(O Soma) of divine life / life-giving to the gods.
देवायुषक्:
Kartā (as qualifier of the subject ‘Soma’)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव- + आयुष् (prātipadika compound; ‘having divine life/long life for the gods’)
इन्द्रम्Indra.
इन्द्रम्:
Karma (object of ‘गच्छतु’)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
गच्छतुLet (it) go to / reach.
गच्छतु:
— (finite verb; kartā = मदः)
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गच्छति) ‘to go, come’
तेof you / your.
ते:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (possessor of ‘मदः’)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (2nd person pronoun)
मदःthe exhilaration / intoxicating draught (of Soma).
मदः:
Kartā (subject of ‘गच्छतु’)
TypeNoun
Rootमद (prātipadika) ‘intoxication, exhilaration, rapture’
वायुम्Vāyu.
वायुम्:
Karma (object of ‘आरोह’)
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (prātipadika)
आtowards, up (preverb).
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
रोहMount / ascend.
रोह:
— (finite verb; implied kartā = सोमः)
TypeVerb
Root√रुह् (रोहति) ‘to mount, ascend’
धर्मणाby/according to the ordinance (rite, established order).
धर्मणा:
Karaṇa (means/according to which) / also ‘in accordance with’
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मन् (prātipadika) ‘law, ordinance, established order; rite’
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