Rig Veda 9.13.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 13, Mantra 3

Sukta 9.13

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Devata: Soma Pavamāna.

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Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पवन्ते वाजसातये सोमाः सहस्रपाजसः । गृणाना देववीतये ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.13.3

Transliteration

pávante vā́ja-sātaye sómāḥ sahásra-pājasaḥ | gṛṇānā́ deva-vī́taye ||

Translation

Som ras ki dhaarein khud ko saaf karti hain taaki shakti mile. Unmein hazaar guna taqat hai. Jab log unki prarthana karte hain, woh bhagwan ke liye bahate hain. Yeh ras bhagwan ko khush karta hai aur unhe hamare paas laata hai.

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Word by Word

• पव॑न्ते: they purify/flow
• पव॑न्ते: (with subject ‘सोमाः’) — Kriyā (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (पवते) ‘to purify, flow’

• वाज॑सातये: for the winning of prizes
• वाज॑सातये: Sampradāna (purpose/benefit: ‘for the winning of prizes’)
• Type: Noun (abstract) / purpose-dative
• Root: वाजसाति- (वाज ‘prize, strength’ + साति ‘winning, gaining’)

• सोमा॑ः: the Soma (drops)
• सोमा॑ः: Kartā (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम-

• स॒हस्र॑पाजसः: of thousandfold strength / very mighty
• स॒हस्र॑पाजसः: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of the subject)
• Type: Adjective (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa-type compound used adjectivally)
• Root: सहस्रपाजस्- (सहस्र ‘thousand’ + पाजस् ‘strength, might, vigor’)

• गृ॒णा॒ना: praising / singing
• गृ॒णा॒ना: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (describing the subject while acting)
• Type: Verbal adjective (participle)
• Root: √गॄ/√गृ (गृणाति/गृणते) ‘to sing, praise’ → present participle

• दे॒ववी॑तये: for the gods’ enjoyment / for divine reception
• दे॒ववी॑तये: Sampradāna (purpose/benefit: ‘for the gods’ enjoyment/for divine reception’)
• Type: Noun (abstract) / purpose-dative
• Root: देववीति- (देव ‘god’ + वीति ‘pursuit, enjoyment, reception; (ritual) divine enjoyment/banquet’)