Rig Veda 9.106.9: Mandala 9, Sukta 106, Mantra 9
Sukta 9.106
Devata: Soma Pavamana (plural indavaḥ as streams/drops)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नः सुतास इन्दवः पुनाना धावता रयिम् । वृष्टिद्यावो रीत्यापः स्वर्विदः ॥
Transliteration
ā naḥ sutāsa indavaḥ punānā́ dhā́vata rayím | vṛṣṭídyāvo rī́tyāpaḥ svarvídaḥ ||
Translation
来たれ、われらのもとへ、搾り出されたインドゥ（Indu）よ。浄められつつ奔り、豊饒の富をもたらせ。雨を天とし、水は流れ走る者――汝らはスヴァル（Svar）、太陽の界を見出す者。
Word by Word
आhither; forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
सुतासःthe pressed (ones); pressed Soma-drops
सुतासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु- (धातु ‘to press’) → सुत (PPP) + प्रातिपदिक
इन्दवःSoma-drops
इन्दवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (prātipadika)
पुनानाःpurifying (themselves); being cleansed
पुनानाः:
Kartā (सहवर्ती विशेषण)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootपू (धातु ‘to purify/cleanse’) → पुनान (शानच्)
धावतrun; flow
धावत:
Kartā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootधाव् (धातु ‘to run/flow’)
रयिम्wealth; bounty
रयिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरयि (prātipadika)
वृष्टिद्यावःhaving rain from heaven; rain-bringing
वृष्टिद्यावः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (compound epithet)
Rootवृष्टि (f.) + द्याव्/द्यौ (m./f. ‘sky’) (समास)
रीत्यापःthe flowing waters
रीत्यापः:
Kartā (समुच्चित/समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootरीति (f. ‘streaming/flowing’) + आप्/आपः (f. ‘waters’) (समास)
स्वर्विदःfinding heaven/light; heaven-winning
स्वर्विदः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootस्वर् (n. ‘sunlight/heaven’) + विद् (धातु ‘to find/know’) → विद् (क्विप्/कृत्) (समास)
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