Rig Veda 9.49.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 49, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.49
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (the purifying Soma)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
घृतं पवस्व धारया यज्ञेषु देववीतमः । अस्मभ्यं वृष्टिमा पव ॥
Transliteration
ghṛtáṃ pavasva dhā́rayā yajñéṣu deva-vītamaḥ | asmábhyam vṛṣṭím ā́ pava ||
Translation
清澄なる光の精髄として、定まれる流れにて祭儀の中へと流れ出でよ、神々に最も迎えらるる者よ。われらのために清め、雨を降らせ——養いの充溢の降下を。
Word by Word
घृतम्ghee; clarified butter (as the flowing Soma)
घृतम्:
कर्म (पवस्व इति क्रियायाः) / विधेय-विशेष्य
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक) < √घृ (सेचन/लेपन) से निष्पन्न
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow (as purified Soma)
पवस्व:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘शुद्धौ/पवने’
धारयाwith a stream; in a flowing current
धारया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक) < √धृ ‘धारण’
यज्ञेषुin the sacrifices; at the rites
यज्ञेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज् ‘इष्टौ’
देववीतमःmost welcomed by the gods; most sought by the gods
देववीतमः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ/विधेय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव-वीत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘देवैः वीतः/आहूतः/प्राप्तः’) + तमप्
अस्मभ्यःto us
अस्मभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृष्टिम्rain; shower (of blessing)
वृष्टिम्:
कर्म (पव इति क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) < √वृष् ‘वर्षणे’
आhither; forth; towards
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण (दिशा/सम्प्राप्ति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
पवpurify (yourself); flow (towards us)
पव:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘शुद्धौ/पवने’
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