Rig Veda 9.9.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 9, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.9
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अवा कल्पेषु नः पुमस्तमांसि सोम योध्या । तानि पुनान जङ्घनः ॥
Transliteration
ávā kálpeṣu naḥ púmas támāṃsi soma yódhyā | tā́ni punāna jaṅghanaḥ ||
Translation
Som, hamari zindagi ke har kaam mein andhera door kar. In buri cheezon pe war karo. Tu pavitrata laata hai aur unhe baar-baar maar ke bhaga de.
Word by Word
अवाdown; away; off
अवा:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव (उपसर्ग/निपात)
कल्पेषुin the rites/ceremonial acts (kalpas)
कल्पेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुमःof the man; of the worshipper
पुमः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपुम्स्/पुंस् (प्रातिपदिक)
तमांसिdarknesses; obscurations
तमांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
—
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
योध्याto be fought; to be overcome
योध्या:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयुध् (धातु) → योध्य (कृत्-प्रातिपदिक; यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थे ‘to be fought/overcome’)
तानिthose (things)
तानि:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुनानpurifying (himself/itself)
पुनान:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootपू (धातु) → पुनान (शानच्-प्रत्यय; वर्तमान कृदन्त)
जङ्घनःsmite! strike down!
जङ्घनः:
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TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु) with intensive/reduplicated stem जङ्घन्- (वैदिक)
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