Rig Veda 9.13.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 13, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.13
Rishi: Unspecified in provided input; requires Anukramaṇī mapping for RV 9.13.1.
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with explicit linkage to Vāyu and Indra as recipients).
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-class line length; requires syllable count verification.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सोमः पुनानो अर्षति सहस्रधारो अत्यविः । वायोरिन्द्रस्य निष्कृतम् ॥
Transliteration
sómaḥ punānó arṣati sahásra-dhāro áty-aviḥ | vāyór índrasya niḥ-kṛtám ||
Translation
Soma apne aap ko saaf kar raha hai aur hazaar dhaara mein beh raha hai. Yeh woolen filter se guzar ke aage nikal raha hai. Yeh Vayu aur Indra ke liye taiyaar kiya gaya sthaan par ja raha hai jo humare andar hai.
Word by Word
सोमःSoma (the pressed sacred juice)
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक) < √सु (सु- ‘to press, extract’) → सोम ‘pressed (juice)’
पुनानःbeing purified (in the filter)
पुनानः:
कर्तृ (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb-derived adjective (participle)
Root√पू (पू- ‘to purify, cleanse’)
अर्षतिflows, streams
अर्षति:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: सोमः)
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष्/अर्ष् (ऋष्/अर्ष् ‘to flow, rush, stream’)
सहस्रधारःhaving a thousand streams
सहस्रधारः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootसहस्र + धारा (प्रातिपदिक); धारा < √धृ/√धार् ‘to hold, bear’ (धार- ‘stream’)
अत्यविःpassing over/through the sheep’s (wool), i.e., over the woolen filter
अत्यविः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/epithet (compound)
Rootअति + अवि (प्रातिपदिक); अवि ‘sheep/ewe’ (filtering wool metaphor)
वायोःof Vāyu
वायोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी: ‘of Vāyu’)
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी: ‘of Indra’)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
निष्कृतम्the prepared (draught/portion)
निष्कृतम्:
कर्म
TypeVerbal adjective (past passive participle)
Rootनिस् + √कृ (कृ- ‘to make, prepare’) → निष्कृत (ppp) ‘made ready/finished; set forth’
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