Rig Veda 9.69.9: Mandala 9, Sukta 69, Mantra 9
Sukta 9.69
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (going to Indra)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एते सोमाः पवमानास इन्द्रं रथा इव प्र ययुः सातिमच्छ । सुताः पवित्रमति यन्त्यव्यं हित्वी वव्रिं हरितो वृष्टिमच्छ ॥
Transliteration
etḗ somā́ḥ pávamānāsa índraṃ ráthā iva prá yayuḥ sātím áccha | sutā́ḥ pavítram áti yánty ávyaṃ hitvī́ vavríṃ haríto vṛ́ṣṭim áccha ||
Translation
これらソーマの流れは、清められつつ、戦車のごとくインドラへと進み、勝利の獲得へと向かう。搾り出されて、羊毛の濾し器を越えて行き、覆いを捨てて、黄褐のものらは雨へ——豊穣の注ぎへと向かう。
Word by Word
एतेthese
एते:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Determiner
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमाःSoma-juices
सोमाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पवमानासःpurifying (as they flow)
पवमानासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootपवमान (√पू/पु ‘to purify, cleanse’ → पवमान ‘purifying’)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रथाःchariots
रथाः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootप्र
ययुःthey have gone / went
ययुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (गत्यर्थः)
सातिम्winning, gain, prize
सातिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसाति (प्रातिपदिक; √सा/सन् ‘to win, gain’ → ‘winning, gain’)
अच्छtowards
अच्छ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छ
सुताःpressed
सुताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसुत (√सु ‘to press’ → ‘pressed’)
पवित्रम्the filter, strainer
पवित्रम्:
Karma (गमनस्य/अतिक्रमणस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अतिover, across
अति:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootअति
यन्तिthey go
यन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (गत्यर्थः)
अव्यम्woollen (made of sheep’s wool)
अव्यम्:
Karma (विशेषण-सम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअवि (प्रातिपदिक) → अव्य (विशेषण ‘of sheep/woollen’)
हित्वाhaving left
हित्वा:
—
TypeGerund
Root√हा (त्यागे) → क्त्वान्त
वव्रिम्the covering/veil
वव्रिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवव्रि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘covering, enclosure, veil’)
हरितःthe tawny ones (golden Soma streams)
हरितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
वृष्टिम्rain, shower
वृष्टिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; √वृष् ‘to rain, shower’)
अच्छtowards
अच्छ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छ
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