Rig Veda 9.89.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 89, Mantra 7

Sukta 9.89

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (for Indra; Vṛtrahan epithet applied to Soma’s empowering role)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वन्वन्नवातो अभि देववीतिमिन्द्राय सोम वृत्रहा पवस्व । शग्धि महः पुरुश्चन्द्रस्य रायः सुवीर्यस्य पतयः स्याम ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.89.7

Transliteration

vánvan ávāto abhí deva-vī́tim índrāya soma vṛtra-hā́ pavasva | śágdhi maháḥ puru-candrásya rāyáḥ su-vī́ryasya pátayaḥ syāma ||

Translation

Hawa ke saath chal ke bhagwan ke paas pahunch. Indra ke liye Soma, tu apne aap ko saaf kar. Rasta rokne wale ko tu maarta hai. Humein bada dhan de, chamak wala. Hum bhi taqatwale ban jayein, jeet wale.

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Word by Word

• वन्वन्: striving / winning
• वन्वन्: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √वन् (वनति/वन्वति ‘to win, strive, desire’)

• अवातः: windless / without wind
• अवातः: Kartā (as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-वात (प्रातिपदिक ‘without wind’)

• अभि: towards, unto
• अभि: (directional modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि

• देववीतिम्: the divine course/aid (of the gods)
• देववीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-वीति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘divine pursuit/way/aid’)

• इन्द्राय: for Indra
• इन्द्राय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोम: O Soma
• सोम: (address)
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृत्रहा: Vṛtra-slayer
• वृत्रहा: (apposition to Indra)
• Type: Noun/epithet
• Root: वृत्र-हन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Vṛtra-slayer’)

• पवस्व: purify yourself / flow purified
• पवस्व: (injunction to Soma as Kartā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (पुनाति ‘to purify’) / √पव् (Vedic ‘to become pure, flow as purified’)

• शग्धि: be able; grant
• शग्धि: (injunction)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शक् (शक्नोति ‘to be able’; Vedic imperative ‘be able, grant’)

• महः: of the great (abundance)
• महः: (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective used substantively
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरुचन्द्रस्य: of the very-bright
• पुरुचन्द्रस्य: (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective (genitive)
• Root: पुरु-चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘much-shining, very bright’)

• रायः: of wealth / bounty
• रायः: (genitive: object of ‘grant’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/राय (प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth, bounty’)

• सुवीर्यस्य: of good valor / heroic power
• सुवीर्यस्य: (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक ‘good heroism, valor, strength’)

• पतयः: lords, masters
• पतयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्याम: may we be
• स्याम: (predicate of ‘we’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (to be)