Rig Veda 9.43.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 43, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.43
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुनानो याति हर्यतः सोमो गीर्भिः परिष्कृतः । विप्रस्य मेध्यातिथेः ॥
Transliteration
punānó yā́ti haryatáḥ sómo gī́rbhiḥ pári-kṛtaḥ | víprasya médhya-atitheḥ ||
Translation
પુનાન—સ્વયં શુદ્ધ થતો—સુવર્ણવર્ણ સોમ આગળ વધે છે, ગીર્ભિઃ (સ્તુતિઓ) વડે સર્વથા પરિષ્કૃત; મેધ્ય-અતિથિ એવા વિપ્ર (ઋષિ)ના યજ્ઞકાર્યમાં.
Word by Word
पुनानःpurifying (himself); being purified
पुनानः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√पू (पूञ्) / prātipadika: पुनान- (pres. mid. participle)
यातिgoes; moves
याति:
(मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√या
हर्यतःof the tawny (one); of the golden-hued
हर्यतः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootprātipadika: हर्यत् (from √हृ/हर् ‘to be yellow/greenish, to be tawny’ → ‘tawny, golden’)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootprātipadika: सोम-
गीर्भिःwith hymns; by songs of praise
गीर्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootprātipadika: गिर्- (गीर्) ‘hymn, song, praise’
परिष्कृतःadorned; purified/processed; made ready
परिष्कृतः:
(कर्तृ-विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb (past participle)
Root√कृ + परि- (परिष्कृ) / prātipadika: परिष्कृत- (PPP)
विप्रस्यof the inspired poet/seer
विप्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootprātipadika: विप्र-
मेध्यातिथेःof Medhyātithi
मेध्यातिथेः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootprātipadika (proper name): मेध्यातिथि-
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