Rig Veda 9.84.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 84, Mantra 4

Sukta 9.84

Rishi: Ascribed in RV 9 to Pavāmāna seers.

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Indra as receiver)

Chandas: Likely Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (verify against full hymn).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एष स्य सोमः पवते सहस्रजिद्धिन्वानो वाचमिषिरामुषर्बुधम् । इन्दुः समुद्रमुदियर्ति वायुभिरेन्द्रस्य हार्दि कलशेषु सीदति ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.84.4

Transliteration

eṣá syá sómaḥ pavate sahasrajíd hinvānáḥ vā́cam iṣirá̄m uṣárbudhám | índuḥ samudrám úd iyarti vāyúbhiḥ ā́ índrasya hā́rdi kalaśéṣu sīdati ||

Translation

Yeh Soma ras saaf ho raha hai. Yeh hazaron baar jeeta hai. Yeh bolne ki shakti deta hai, jaldi samajh aata hai aur subah jaga deta hai. Yeh chamakdaar ras hawa ke saath samundar ko uthata hai. Phir Indra ke dil mein paani ke bartan mein baith jaata hai.

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Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष

• स्यः: indeed/this here
• स्यः: —
• Type: Particle/Pronoun
• Root: स्य (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एषः स्यः = ‘this indeed/this here’)

• सोमः: Soma
• सोमः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• पवते: flows/purifies itself
• पवते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (पवते) ‘to purify, to flow’

• सहस्रजित्: winning a thousand (prizes)
• सहस्रजित्: —
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: सहस्र + √जि (जित्) (कृदन्त-समास)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (निपात)

• इन्वानः: impelling/urging on
• इन्वानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: √इ (इन्व्/इन्) ‘to set in motion, impel’ (वर्तमान कृदन्त)

• वाचम्: speech
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इषिराम्: swift/impetuous
• इषिराम्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इषिर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/strong/refreshing’)

• उषर्बुधम्: awakening at dawn
• उषर्बुधम्: —
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उषर् + बुध (समास; ‘dawn-awakening/rousing at dawn’)

• इन्दुः: the drop (Soma)
• इन्दुः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)

• समुद्रम्: the sea/ocean
• समुद्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• उदियर्ति: raises/sets in motion
• उदियर्ति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + √यृ/√इ (यर्ति) ‘to raise, set in motion, send up’

• वायुभिः: with the winds
• वायुभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• हार्दि: in the heart
• हार्दि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun (locative form used adverbially)
• Root: हृद् → हार्द (प्रातिपदिक; ‘in/at the heart’)

• कलशेषु: in the jars
• कलशेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)

• सीदति: sits/settles
• सीदति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् ‘to sit, settle, sink down’