Rig Veda 9.2.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 2, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.2
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional attribution for portions of RV 9.2; Soma Pavamāna context)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Soma in the act of purification), with explicit linkage to Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables typical for many Pavamāna verses)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवस्व देववीरति पवित्रं सोम रंह्या । इन्द्रमिन्दो वृषा विश ॥
Transliteration
páva̍sva deva-vī́r áti pavítraṃ soma ráṃhyā | índram indo vṛ́ṣā víśa ||
Translation
Soma, chal ke bah, chal ke aage badh. Sieve ke paar jaake chamakne laga. Indra ke paas ja, usme ghus ja. Tu ek bail hai, ek boond hai jo khushi laati hai. Humein andar se bahadur bana de. Humein jeet dilwa de.
Word by Word
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow forth (as purified)
पवस्व:
(क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootपू (पवते) / √पू
देववीरतिO (Soma) of divine manliness/heroic power
देववीरति:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootदेववीरति (प्रातिपदिक; देव + वीरति) अथवा देववीर (समासाधार) + -ति
पवित्रम्the filter/strainer
पवित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (प्रातिपदिक) < √पू
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
रंह्याwith speed; swiftly
रंह्या:
करण (रीत्या/साधनभावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootरंह्य (प्रातिपदिक) < रंह्/रह् ‘to hasten, speed’
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma-drop)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषाthe bull; the vigorous one
वृषा:
कर्तृ (इन्दोः विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन्/वृष (प्रातिपदिक)
विशthe people/tribe
विश:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootविश् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘clan, people’
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