Rig Veda 9.99.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 99, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.99
Rishi: Traditionally attributed within the Pavamāna Soma corpus; specific rishi for 9.99 varies by Anukramaṇī tradition (often from Soma-seer lineages).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Soma in the act of purification)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (common in RV 9); requires full metrical verification against syllable count with accents.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तमुक्षमाणमव्यये वारे पुनन्ति धर्णसिम् । दूतं न पूर्वचित्तय आ शासते मनीषिणः ॥
Transliteration
tám ukṣámāṇam avyáye vā́re punanti dharṇasím | dūtáṃ na pū́rva-cíttaya ā́ śā́sate manīṣíṇaḥ ||
Translation
તે સોમ, જે વહેતો-ઉછળતો પ્રવાહિત થાય છે—જ્ઞાનીજન તેને અવિનાશી ઊનના પવિત્ર પવિત્રક (છનણી)માં શુદ્ધ કરે છે. ધર્મને ધારણ કરનાર તે સ્થિર વહનકર્તાને તેઓ દૂત સમાન આદેશે છે અને દિશા આપે છે—પ્રાચીન સ્મૃતિ, આદિ-ચેતના તરફ.
Word by Word
तम्him/that (Soma)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उक्षमाणम्sprinkling/being poured, streaming
उक्षमाणम्:
कर्म (तम्-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Root√उक्ष् (उक्षति ‘to sprinkle, to pour/bedew’; here participial)
अव्ययेin the imperishable (place/state)
अव्यये:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
वारेin/with water
वारे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootवारि/वार (प्रातिपदिक; ‘water’)
पुनन्तिthey purify
पुनन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पुनाति ‘to purify’)
धर्णसिम्the strong-flowing/supporting one (Soma)
धर्णसिम्:
कर्म (तम्-समनाधिकरण/विशेष्य)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootधर्णसि (प्रातिपदिक; RV ‘support/stream/strong course’, epithet of Soma)
दूतम्(as) a messenger
दूतम्:
कर्म (तम्-समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदूत (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike/as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
पूर्वचित्तयःthose of ancient insight/forethought
पूर्वचित्तयः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun (compound)
Rootपूर्व-चित्ति (समास-प्रातिपदिक; ‘former/ancient thought/intent’)
आtowards, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
शासतेthey direct/command, they instruct
शासते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√शास् (शास्ते ‘to instruct, command, direct’; Ātmanepada)
मनीषिणःthe wise (seers)
मनीषिणः:
कर्तृ (पूर्वचित्तयः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wise, thoughtful’)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.