Rig Veda 9.66.25: Mandala 9, Sukta 66, Mantra 25
Sukta 9.66
Devata: Soma Pavamana
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवमानस्य जङ्घ्नतो हरेश्चन्द्रा असृक्षत । जीरा अजिरशोचिषः ॥
Transliteration
pávamānasya jaṅghnáto háreś candrā́ asṛkṣata | jīrā́ ajiráśociṣaḥ ||
Translation
जब सोम अंधेरा को तोड़ता है, तब उसकी चमकदार किरण निकलती हैं। यह किरण तेज़ी से चलती हैं और उनकी रोशनी कभी नहीं बुझती।
Word by Word
पवमानस्यof the purifying (Soma)
पवमानस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपवमान (√पू ‘to purify’ > पवमान ‘being purified/flowing, Soma’)
जङ्घ्नतःof (him) striking/smiting
जङ्घ्नतः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive attribute to पवमानस्य)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootजङ्घ्नत् (√हन् ‘to strike/kill’ ; intensive/reduplicated present participle stem)
हरेःof the tawny one
हरेः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (epithet ‘tawny/golden’; of Soma/Indra’s steed; here of Soma)
चन्द्राःthe bright (ones)
चन्द्राः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootचन्द्र (adj. ‘bright, shining’)
असृक्षतflowed forth / were released
असृक्षत:
क्रिया (of the subject चन्द्राः)
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् ‘to let go, send forth, flow’
जीराःswift (ones)
जीराः:
कर्तृ (apposition to चन्द्राः)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootजीर (adj. ‘quick, lively, impetuous’)
अजिरशोचिषःhaving swift radiance / swift-flaming
अजिरशोचिषः:
कर्तृ (further epithet of चन्द्राः/जीराः)
TypeAdjective (compound, bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa used adjectivally)
Rootअजिर-शोचिस् (compound: अजिर ‘swift’ + शोचिस् ‘flame, radiance’)
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