Rig Veda 9.46.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 46, Mantra 5

Sukta 9.46

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

स पवस्व धनंजय प्रयन्ता राधसो महः । अस्मभ्यं सोम गातुवित् ॥

Transliteration

sá pavasva dhanaṁ-jaya prāyantā́ rādhaso maháḥ | asmábhyaṁ soma gātú-vit ||

Translation

Wahai Soma, mengalirlah dalam kemurnian, penakluk kekayaan; penggiring maju anugerah-agung. Bagi kami, wahai Soma, penemu jalan (gātuvit).

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Word by Word

• सः: he (that one)
• सः: कर्तृ
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स-

• पवस्व: purify yourself / flow forth (as purified Soma)
• पवस्व: (क्रिया) — कर्तृ: सोमः
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (पूञ् पवने) / √पु (पुनाति) — ‘to purify, to flow (as Soma)’

• धनंजय: O wealth-winner / conqueror of riches
• धनंजय: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (epithet/vocative)
• Root: धनं + √जि (जये) → धनंजय (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रयन्ता: the forward-goer / impeller (advancer)
• प्रयन्ता: कर्तृ (सः/सोमः के विशेषणरूपेण)
• Type: Noun (agent)
• Root: प्र + √या (याने) → प्रयन्तृ (कर्तृ-नाम) ‘one who goes/advances’

• राधसः: of bounty / of wealth
• राधसः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधस् (नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक) ‘bounty, gift, wealth’

• महतः: great
• महतः: सम्बन्ध (genitive; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) ‘great’

• अस्मभ्यम्: to us
• अस्मभ्यम्: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सोम: O Soma
• सोम: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• गातुवित्: finder/knower of the path (guide)
• गातुवित्: कर्तृ (as epithet of Soma)
• Type: Noun/Adjective (epithet)
• Root: गातु (path/way, course) + √विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने) → -वित् ‘knower/finder’ (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष-समास)