Rig Veda 9.55.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 55, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.55
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत नो गोविदश्ववित्पवस्व सोमान्धसा । मक्षूतमेभिरहभिः ॥
Transliteration
utá no go-víd aśva-vít páv asva sómā́ndhasā | mákṣū-tamebhir áha-bhiḥ ||
Translation
Dan bagi kami, wahai Soma, sucikanlah dirimu sebagai penemu sinar dan penemu daya; dengan sari (andhas)mu mengalirlah cepat bersama hari-hari yang paling cepat—segerakan pertumbuhan cahaya dan kekuatan dalam perjalanan kami.
Word by Word
उतand; also; moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
नःof us; for us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary/for us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
गोविद्finder/winner of cows
गोविद्:
Kartā (as epithet of the agent Soma)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootगो + विद् (√विद् ‘to find/know’)
अश्ववित्finder/winner of horses
अश्ववित्:
Kartā (epithet)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootअश्व + विद् (√विद् ‘to find/know’)
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow (pure)
पवस्व:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (pū) / √पव् (pav) ‘to purify, become pure, flow (as Soma)’
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
अन्धसाwith (your) juice; with the Soma-draught
अन्धसा:
Karaṇa (means)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस्
मक्षूतमेभिःwith the swiftest
मक्षूतमेभिः:
Karaṇa (means: ‘with the swiftest…’)
TypeAdjective
Rootमक्षू-तम (from avyaya ‘मक्षू’ ‘quickly’ + superlative suffix -तम)
अहभिःwith days; in/through days
अहभिः:
Karaṇa (means/time-instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootअह (Vedic) ‘day’
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