Rig Veda 9.24.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 24, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.24
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं सोम नृमादनः पवस्व चर्षणीसहे । सस्निर्यो अनुमाद्यः ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ soma nṛmā́danaḥ pavasva carṣaṇīsáhe | sasnír yó anumā́dyaḥ ||
Translation
Wahai Soma, engkaulah penggembira manusia; sucikanlah dirimu, penakluk bagi bangsa-bangsa. Engkaulah pemenang yang mengikuti ekstasi—membawa jiwa kepada sukacita yang lebih agung.
Word by Word
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
नृमादनःgladdening men
नृमादनः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootनृ-मादन (प्रातिपदिक; नृ ‘man’ + मादन ‘gladdening’)
पवस्वpurify thyself; flow pure
पवस्व:
(आज्ञार्थे) क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘to purify, to flow (as Soma)’
चर्षणीसहेO helper/overcomer of the peoples
चर्षणीसहे:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootचर्षणी-सह (प्रातिपदिक; चर्षणी ‘peoples’ + सह ‘able to overcome/withstand’)
सस्निर्यःwho (is) swift/impetuous
सस्निर्यः:
कर्तृ (यः—सम्बन्धवाक्ये)
TypeAdjective + Relative pronoun
Rootसस्नि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘swift/impetuous’—Vedic epithet) + य (यः)
अनुमाद्यःgladdening (others) in succession / repeatedly exhilarating
अनुमाद्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (participial/derivative epithet)
Rootअनु-√मद् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; ‘to rejoice, gladden’)
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
