Mantra 6
Sukta 137
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सहस्रधारः पवते समुद्रो वाचमीङ्खयः । सोमः पती रयीणां सखेन्द्रस्य दिवेदिवे
IAST Transliteration
sahasrádhāraḥ pavate samudró vā́cam īṅkhayáḥ | sómaḥ pátī rayīṇā́ṃ sakhéndrasya divédive
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Thousand-streamed he purifies, an ocean, setting Speech astir: Soma, the Lord of riches, Indra’s friend, from day to day.
Word by Word
सहस्रधारःhaving a thousand streams
सहस्रधारः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसहस्र-धार (प्रातिपदिक; समासः बहुव्रीहिः)
पवतेflows / purifies itself
पवते:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पूञ् पवने) / √पु (पुनाति) — ‘to purify, to flow (as Soma)’
समुद्रःthe ocean; (met.) the great flood
समुद्रः:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध/अप्पोज़िशन to previous subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वाचम्speech
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
ईङ्खयःstirring / impelling
ईङ्खयः:
Kartā (विशेषणम् to सोमः/समुद्रः)
TypeParticiple (agentive) / Adjective
Root√ईङ्ख्/ईख् (चलने/कम्पने ‘to shake, set in motion’) — कर्तरि वर्तमानकृदन्तः
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःlord
पतिः:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध/अप्पोज़िशन to सोमः)
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
रयीणाम्of riches
रयीणाम्:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (प्रातिपदिक)
सखाfriend
सखा:
Kartā (सम्बन्ध/अप्पोज़िशन to सोमः)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवेfor the day
दिवे:
Adhikaraṇa (temporal)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवेday by day
दिवे:
Adhikaraṇa (temporal)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Rigvedic Soma hymn tradition (as transmitted in AV 20).
Devata: Soma (with Indra as allied recipient/associate)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-type (RV style).
Mantra Rasa
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