Rig Veda 9.13.9: Mandala 9, Sukta 13, Mantra 9

Sukta 9.13

Rishi: Unspecified in provided input; requires Anukramaṇī mapping for RV 9.13.1.

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (the purifying Soma)

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-class line length; requires syllable count verification.

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अपघ्नन्तो अराव्णः पवमानाः स्वर्दृशः । योनावृतस्य सीदत ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.13.9

Transliteration

apaghṇánto arā́vṇaḥ pávamānāḥ svardṛ́śaḥ | yónāv ṛtásya sīdata ||

Translation

Soma ras apne aap ko saaf karta hai. Woh buri aur tedhi taqaton ko tod deta hai. Yeh Soma dhaarein sooraj ki duniya dekhti hain. Woh satya ke garbh mein baith jaati hain.

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Word by Word

• अपघ्नन्तः: striking away, dispelling
• अपघ्नन्तः: कर्तृ (of the implied action ‘they sit/settle/flow’)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: अप-घ्न (√हन् ‘to strike/kill’ with preverb अप) → kṛdanta अपघ्नन्त्

• अराव्णः: harmless, non-injuring
• अराव्णः: कर्तृ (apposition to पवमानाः) / विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अराव्ण (prātipadika; Vedic epithet, lit. ‘non-harming / not injuring’; used of Soma-pavamāna)

• पवमानाः: the purifying ones (Soma-streams), as they purify themselves
• पवमानाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun/Adjective/Participle
• Root: √पू (pū ‘to purify’) → पवमान (present middle participle)

• स्वर्दृशः: heaven-seeing, seeing the light (of heaven)
• स्वर्दृशः: कर्तृ (apposition to पवमानाः) / विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर् (heaven/light) + √दृश् (to see) → स्वर्दृश् (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa-type epithet)

• योनौ: in the womb/seat, in the source (vat)
• योनौ: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (prātipadika)

• ऋतस्य: of ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
• ऋतस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation to योनौ) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (prātipadika)

• सीदत: let them sit/settle; may they take their seat
• सीदत: क्रिया (governing the subject: अपघ्नन्तः…पवमानाः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (to sit, settle, sink down)