Rig Veda 9.41.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 41, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.41
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ पवस्व महीमिषं गोमदिन्दो हिरण्यवत् । अश्वावद्वाजवत्सुतः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ pavasva mahī́m íṣaṃ gómad indo híraṇyavat | áśvāvad vā́javat sutáḥ ||
Translation
इन्दु, हमारे पास आ। तू बड़ा पोषण लाता है। तू चमक लाता है, सोना जैसा। तू ताकत लाता, घोड़े जैसी। तू बड़ा बरकत लाता। तू निचोड़ा गया है काम के लिए।
Word by Word
आforth, towards (preverb intensifying the verb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow (as Soma)
पवस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पूञ् पवने) / √pū ‘to purify, cleanse’
महीम्great, mighty
महीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिकम्) / mahī ‘great, mighty’
इषम्nourishment, vigor
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष् (प्रातिपदिकम्) / iṣ ‘refreshment, vigor, nourishment’
गोमत्cattle-rich
गोमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (प्रातिपदिकम्) / gomát ‘having cows; rich in cattle’
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
—
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिकम्) / índu ‘drop; Soma’
हिरण्यवत्gold-rich
हिरण्यवत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यवत् (प्रातिपदिकम्) / hiraṇyá-vat ‘gold-possessing’
अश्वावत्horse-rich
अश्वावत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्वावत् (प्रातिपदिकम्) / aśvá-vat ‘having horses’
वाजवत्rich in strength/prize
वाजवत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवाजवत् (प्रातिपदिकम्) / vā́ja-vat ‘having prize/strength; rich in booty’
सुतःpressed (Soma), having been pressed
सुतः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√सु (सुञ् अभिषवे) / √su ‘to press (Soma)’ → सुत (PPP)
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