Rig Veda 9.85.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 85, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.85
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable for RV 9.85; verse-length supports Jagatī)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवमानो अभ्यर्षा सुवीर्यमुर्वीं गव्यूतिं महि शर्म सप्रथः । माकिर्नो अस्य परिषूतिरीशतेन्दो जयेम त्वया धनंधनम् ॥
Transliteration
pavámāno abhyàrṣā su-vī́ryam urvī́ṃ gavyū́tiṃ máhi śárma sa-práthāḥ | mā́kir no asyá pári-sūtir ī́śaténdo jayéma tváyā dhánaṃ-dhanam ||
Translation
जब सोम साफ़ हो रहा है, वो हमारे पास बहक। वो ताकत ला रहा है, चमकता खेत और बड़ा आराम। कोई भी अंधेरा हम पर हावी न हो। इन्दु, तेरे साथ हम धन पे धन जीते रहें।
Word by Word
पवमानःthe purifying (Soma), flowing/purifying
पवमानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपवमान- (√पू ‘पवने/शोधने’ से वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
अर्षrush/flow
अर्ष:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष् (गत्यर्थ/वेगार्थ) ‘to rush/flow’
सुवीर्यम्good heroism/valour, excellent strength
सुवीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + वीर्य (वीर्य-)
उर्वीम्broad, wide
उर्वीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउर्वी-
गव्यूतिम्cattle-pasture; (lit.) cow-path/track, grazing-ground
गव्यूतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगव्यूति-
महिgreatly, mighty
महि:
(विशेषण-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमहि
शर्मshelter, protection, comfort
शर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन्-
सप्रथःwidely-spreading, broad-expanding
सप्रथः:
Kartā (पवमानस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + प्रथस्/प्रथ- (प्रथस् ‘breadth, expanse’)
माdo not
मा:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
किःanyone (whoever)
किः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (किः = कश्चित्/कोऽपि, Vedic enclitic)
नःof us, our
नः:
Sampradāna (हित-सम्बन्ध) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अस्यof this, of him/it
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (अस्य = ‘of this/its’)
परिषूतिःencircling assault/pressure; surrounding hostility
परिषूतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपरि- + √सू (सू ‘to press/impel’; परिषूति- ‘encompassing attack/pressure’)
ईशतेhas power, prevails
ईशते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ईश् ‘to rule, have power’
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
Sampradāna/सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु-
जयेमmay we win/conquer
जयेम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जि ‘to conquer’
त्वयाby you, with you
त्वया:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
धनम्wealth, prize
धनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधन-
धनम्wealth (again: abundant wealth)
धनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधन-
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