Rig Veda 9.96.14: Mandala 9, Sukta 96, Mantra 14
Sukta 9.96
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वृष्टिं दिवः शतधारः पवस्व सहस्रसा वाजयुर्देववीतौ । सं सिन्धुभिः कलशे वावशानः समुस्रियाभिः प्रतिरन्न आयुः ॥
Transliteration
vṛṣṭíṃ diváḥ śatá-dhāraḥ pavasva sahasra-sā́ vāja-yúr deva-vī́tau | sáṃ síndhubhiḥ kalaśé vāvaśānáḥ sám usriyā́bhiḥ prá-tiran na ā́yuḥ ||
Translation
浄めよ、天の雨のごとく、百の流れとなって。神々の迎え入れのうちに、千倍の力の充溢を勝ち得よ。河々と合して器（カラシャ）に鳴りひびき、輝く光焔とともに、われらの命を延べ、守り固めよ。
Word by Word
वृष्टिम्rain, shower
वृष्टिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि- (√वृष् ‘वर्षणे/सिञ्चने’)
दिवःof heaven/sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्-/द्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक)
शतधारःhundred-streamed, having a hundred flows
शतधारः:
कर्तृ (सम्बोधन-रहित विशेषण)
TypeAdjective (bahuvrīhi) / Noun-like epithet
Rootशत- + धार- (√धृ ‘धारणे’)
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow clear
पवस्व:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘पवने/शोधने’
सहस्रसाby thousands; in a thousandfold way
सहस्रसा:
विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeAdverb/Indeclinable-like (taddhita)
Rootसहस्र- + -सा (तद्धित, ‘सहस्रेण/सहस्रवत्’)
वाजयुःseeking/bringing strength and prize (vāja)
वाजयुः:
कर्तृ-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootवाज- + यु (यु- ‘इच्छु/याचक’ तद्धित/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) अथवा ‘वाज-यु’ स्थिर-प्रातिपदिक
देववीतौin the divine pursuit/rite; in the gods’ seeking
देववीतौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- + वीतु- (√वे/√वी ‘गत्यर्थ/वरण’ → वीतु ‘pursuit/quest/invitation’), समास
सम्together; completely
सम्:
(क्रिया-विशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) अथवा अव्यय
सिन्धुभिःwith the rivers/streams
सिन्धुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु-
कलशेin the jar/vessel (filtering vat)
कलशे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootकलश-
वावशानःeager/striving, pressing on
वावशानः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple (present, intensive/reduplicated)
Root√वश्/√वाश् (वावश्- ‘to desire/strive eagerly’) → वावशान (कृदन्त)
सम्together; fully
सम्:
(क्रिया-विशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) अथवा अव्यय
उस्रिया॑भिःwith the bright ones; with the dawn-cows (radiant streams)
उस्रिया॑भिः:
करण
TypeNoun (collective/adj. used substantively)
Rootउस्रिया- (उस्र ‘dawn/cow’ से; ‘उज्ज्वला/गोसम्बन्धिनी’), प्रातिपदिक
प्रतिरन्they reach; they attain
प्रतिरन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ऋ (ऋणोति/अरति) ‘गत्यर्थ/प्रापणे’ + प्रति
आयुःlife; lifetime
आयुः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस्-
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