Rig Veda 9.36.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 36, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.36
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शुम्भमान ऋतायुभिर्मृज्यमानो गभस्त्योः । पवते वारे अव्यये ॥
Transliteration
śumbhámāna ṛtāyúbhir mṛjyámāno gábhastyoḥ | pávate vā́re avyáye ||
Translation
Sat ki talash karne wale Soma ko sajate hain. Haathon ki kiranon mein woh saaf hota hai. Woh behta rehta hai ek aisi dhaara mein jo kabhi khatam nahi hoti.
Word by Word
शुम्भमानःadorning himself; becoming splendid
शुम्भमानः:
कर्तृ (सोमः)
TypeVerb-derived adjective (participle)
Rootशुभ् (धातु) → शुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-आधार)
ऋतायुभिःwith the truth-living/rite-living (ones); with the righteous
ऋतायुभिः:
करण (साधन/सहकारि)
TypeNoun/Adjective (instrumental plural)
Rootऋतायु (प्रातिपदिक) = ऋत + आयु
मृज्यमानःbeing cleansed; being purified
मृज्यमानः:
कर्तृ (सोमः; ‘being cleansed’)
TypeVerb-derived adjective (participle)
Rootमृज् (धातु) → मृज्य (कृदन्त-आधार)
गभस्त्योःin the two hands; in the hands (of the pressers/priests)
गभस्त्योः:
अधिकरण (स्थान)
TypeNoun
Rootगभस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
पवतेhe purifies/flows (as the purifying one)
पवते:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रियापद)
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु; ‘to purify/cleanse’) → पवते (वैदिक वर्तमान)
वारेin the water
वारे:
अधिकरण (स्थान)
TypeNoun
Rootवारि/वार (प्रातिपदिक; ‘water’)
अव्ययेin the imperishable (unfailing) [water]
अव्यये:
अधिकरण (वारि-विशेषणेन स्थाननिर्देशः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively/qualifying)
Rootअव्यय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘imperishable, unfailing’)
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