Rig Veda 9.86.25: Mandala 9, Sukta 86, Mantra 25
Sukta 9.86
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; requires verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अव्ये पुनानं परि वार ऊर्मिणा हरिं नवन्ते अभि सप्त धेनवः । अपामुपस्थे अध्यायवः कविमृतस्य योना महिषा अहेषत ॥
Transliteration
ávyé punānáṃ pári vā́ra ū́rmiṇā hárim navante abhí saptá dhénavaḥ | apā́m upásthe ádhy ā́yavaḥ kavím ṛtásya yónā mahiṣā́ aheṣata ||
Translation
羊毛の中にて浄められ、波のうねりに囲まれ、包む篩（ふるい）の内にて、七つの乳牛は黄褐の者に身を屈める。水の懐において、進みゆく諸力は詩聖カヴィ（kavi）を据え置き、偉大なる者たちはリタ（ṛta）—真理の胎（yoni）へと叫び響かせた。
Word by Word
अव्येin/at the sheep’s wool (filter)
अव्ये:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootअव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनानम्purifying, being purified
पुनानम्:
कर्म (हरिम्-सम्बद्धम्)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootपू (धातु) → पुनान (शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय, आत्मनेपदी)
परिaround, all around
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वारःwater (wave/stream)
वारः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवार (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊर्मिणाwith a wave
ऊर्मिणा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (प्रातिपदिक)
हरिम्the tawny one (Soma)
हरिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
नवन्तेthey praise/celebrate
नवन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootनु/नव् (धातु; ‘to praise/celebrate’—वैदिक प्रयोग)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
—
TypeNumeral (Adjective)
Rootसप्तन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
धेनवःmilch-cows (streams/fingers as ‘cows’)
धेनवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
उपस्थेin the lap/bosom
उपस्थे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootउपस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्यायवःthose who come/approach (attendants)
अध्यायवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअधि + √इ (धातु) → अध्यायु (कृदन्त/नाम; ‘approaching/coming to’)
कविम्the seer/poet (Soma)
कविम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
योनौin the womb/source
योनौ:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि (प्रातिपदिक)
महिषाःthe mighty ones / bulls
महिषाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमहिष (प्रातिपदिक)
अहेषतthey cried aloud / neighed
अहेषत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहिष् (धातु; ‘to neigh/whinny/cry aloud’—वैदिक)
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Vedic Cosmology
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