Rig Veda 9.96.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 96, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.96
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नो देव देवताते पवस्व महे सोम प्सरस इन्द्रपानः । कृण्वन्नपो वर्षयन्द्यामुतेमामुरोरा नो वरिवस्या पुनानः ॥
Transliteration
sá no deva deva-tā́te pavasva mahé soma psárase indra-pā́naḥ | kṛṇván apó varṣáyan dyā́m utémām urórā no varivasyā punānáḥ ||
Translation
神なるソーマよ、我らのために浄められ、神性（devatāte）へと澄みわたれ。大いなる広がりのために、インドラの飲み物として。水々を起こし、天を雨らせ、またこの広き地をも（潤し）つつ、浄められたる汝よ、我らに存在の広大な道（余地）を開き与えよ。
Word by Word
सःhe (that Soma)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवO god
देव:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
देवतातेfor (your) divinity / for the state of being divine
देवताते:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता (प्रातिपदिक) + -ते (दत्तिव-एकवचन; वैदिक)
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow as purified
पवस्व:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पूञ्) ‘to purify’
महेfor the great (one)
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
प्सरसः(as) the streaming drop / the flowing spray
प्सरसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootप्सरस् (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक) / प्सरस्- ‘drop/stream, spray’
इन्द्रपानःIndra-drunk; Indra’s draught
इन्द्रपानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootइन्द्र + पान (प्रातिपदिक); बहुव्रीहिः ‘whose drink is for Indra / drunk by Indra’
कृण्वन्making; doing
कृण्वन्:
Kartā
TypeVerbal adjective (present participle)
Root√कृ ‘to make, do’
अपःthe waters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
वर्षयन्causing to rain; showering
वर्षयन्:
Kartā
TypeVerbal adjective (present participle)
Root√वृष् ‘to rain, shower’ (causative) → वर्षयति
द्याम्the heaven/sky
द्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand; also
उत:
(समुच्चय/उपपद)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
इमाम्this (earth)
इमाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उरोराwidely; far and wide
उरोरा:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable/Adverbial (Vedic)
Rootउरु (प्रातिपदिक) + रा (वैदिक अव्यय/प्रगृह्य-प्रकार; intensifying particle) अथवा उरु-उरा (द्विरुक्ति) ‘widely, far and wide’
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वरिवस्याgrant free course; bestow favor/room
वरिवस्या:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवरिवस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘wide space, free course, favor’ → वरिवस्य (denom.)
पुनानःpurifying himself; being purified
पुनानः:
Kartā
TypeVerbal adjective (present participle)
Root√पू (पूञ्) ‘to purify’
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