Rig Veda 9.70.9: Mandala 9, Sukta 70, Mantra 9
Sukta 9.70
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (petitioning for protection; linked to Indra)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवस्व सोम देववीतये वृषेन्द्रस्य हार्दि सोमधानमा विश । पुरा नो बाधाद्दुरिताति पारय क्षेत्रविद्धि दिश आहा विपृच्छते ॥
Transliteration
páv asva soma devá-vītaye vṛ́ṣéndrasya hā́rdi soma-dhā́nam ā́ víśa | purā́ no bādhā́d duritā́ti pāraya kṣetra-víd dhi díśa ā́hā vi-pṛcchate ||
Translation
流れよ、ソーマ、神々の享受のために。牡牛インドラの心にあるソーマの座（ソーマダー ナ）へ入れ。災いと悪が我らを襲う前に、我らをそれらの彼岸へ渡らせよ。田を知る者よ、問う者に方角を告げ示せ。
Word by Word
पवस्वpurify yourself / flow forth
पवस्व:
— (predicate; addressed action)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (pū) / √पव् (pav) ‘to purify, flow’
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika) < √सु (su) ‘to press’
देववीतयेfor the gods’ enjoyment / for divine refreshment
देववीतये:
Sampradāna (purpose/beneficiary)
TypeNoun
Rootदेववीति (prātipadika) ‘divine enjoyment/refreshment; being enjoyed by the gods’
वृषेन्द्रस्यof mighty Indra
वृषेन्द्रस्य:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (possessor/relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवृषेन्द्र (prātipadika) ‘bull-like Indra, mighty Indra’
हार्दिin the heart
हार्दि:
Adhikaraṇa (location)
TypeNoun
Rootहार्द (prātipadika) ‘heart; inner heart’
सोमधानम्the Soma-seat / Soma-receptacle
सोमधानम्:
Karma (goal/object with motion verb)
TypeNoun
Rootसोमधान (prātipadika) ‘Soma-receptacle/placing; Soma-support’
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / indeclinable
विशenter
विश:
— (predicate; addressed action)
TypeVerb
Root√विश् (viś) ‘to enter’
पुराformerly; beforehand
पुरा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (indeclinable)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary: ‘for us’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun)
बाधात्ward off / repel
बाधात्:
— (predicate; addressed action)
TypeVerb
Root√बाध् (bādh) ‘to press, afflict, oppress’
दुरितातिfrom distress / from evil
दुरिताति:
Apādāna (source/that from which)
TypeNoun (adverbial use)
Rootदुरित (prātipadika) ‘misfortune, sin, distress’ + -अति (Vedic adverbial/ablatival extension)
पारयcarry across; save
पारय:
— (predicate; addressed action)
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ/√पार् (pṝ/pār) ‘to carry across, save’
क्षेत्रवित्the field-knower
क्षेत्रवित्:
Kartā (appositional epithet of Soma)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षेत्रवित् (prātipadika) ‘knower of the field/region’ (< क्षेत्र + √विद्)
हिindeed; for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (indeclinable particle)
दिशःthe directions
दिशः:
Karma (object of ‘ask/inquire’)
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (prātipadika) ‘direction, quarter’
आहा‘thus’, saying
आहा:
—
TypeIndeclinable (quotative)
Rootआह (perfect of √अह्/√ब्रू ‘to say’) used as quotative particle
विपृच्छतेhe asks / he inquires
विपृच्छते:
— (predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√प्रच्छ् (prach) ‘to ask’ with vi-
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