Rig Veda 9.96.23: Mandala 9, Sukta 96, Mantra 23
Sukta 9.96
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपघ्नन्नेषि पवमान शत्रून्प्रियां न जारो अभिगीत इन्दुः । सीदन्वनेषु शकुनो न पत्वा सोमः पुनानः कलशेषु सत्ता ॥
Transliteration
apághnann eṣi pavamāna śátrūn priyā́ṃ na jā́ro abhígīta índuḥ | sī́dan váneṣu śakunó na patvā́ sómaḥ punānáḥ kalaśéṣu sattā́ ||
Translation
敵を打ち払いつつ汝は進む、パヴァマーナよ。愛しき者に歌われる恋人のごとく、輝く滴（インドゥ）は讃えられる。飛び来てとまる鳥のように木の器に鎮まり、浄められたソーマは甕々に座を占む。
Word by Word
अपघ्नन्striking away, smiting
अपघ्नन्:
Kartā (इन्दु/सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootअप-हन् (√हन्)
एषिyou go/you move
एषि:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√इ (गत्यर्थ)
पवमानO purifying one (Pavamāna Soma)
पवमान:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Root√पू (पवते) / प्रातिपदिक: पवमान-
शत्रून्enemies
शत्रून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु-
प्रियाम्a beloved (woman)
प्रियाम्:
Karma (उपमान-वस्तु)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रिय-
नlike/as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
जारःa lover, gallant
जारः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजार-
अभिगीतःsung to, celebrated
अभिगीतः:
Kartā-विशेषण (इन्दोः)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootअभि-√गै (गी) / गीत-
इन्दुःthe drop (Soma)
इन्दुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु-
सीदन्sitting down, settling
सीदन्:
Kartā (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√सद् (आसने)
वनेषुin the woods/forests
वनेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवन-
शकुनःa bird
शकुनः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootशकुन-
नlike/as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
पत्वाhaving flown
पत्वा:
पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeGerund
Root√पत् (गत्यर्थ) / पत् + त्वा
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-
पुनानःpurifying (himself), being purified
पुनानः:
Kartā-विशेषण
TypeParticiple
Root√पू (पवते) / पुनान-
कलशेषुin the jars/vessels
कलशेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकलश-
सत्ताthe sitter/settler; one who takes his seat (in the vessels)
सत्ता:
Kartā-विशेषण (सोमस्य)
TypeNoun (agent/epithet) / or participial noun
Root√सद् (आसने) / सत्तृ? (वेद. ‘सत्ता’)
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