Rig Veda 9.97.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.97
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with an appeal to the devas collectively in the refrain-like closing)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
समु प्रियो मृज्यते सानो अव्ये यशस्तरो यशसां क्षैतो अस्मे । अभि स्वर धन्वा पूयमानो यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
Transliteration
sám u priyó mṛ́jyate sā́nāv ávye yaśás-taro yaśásāṃ kṣáitaḥ asmè | abhí svàra dhánvā pūyamāno yūyáṃ pāta svastí-bhiḥ sadā́ naḥ ||
Translation
愛しき者は羊毛の稜（さの）にて拭い清められる。いよいよ栄光ある者として、栄光ある者たちの中で、われらのために輝く。浄められつつ、澄みわたる呼び声をもって広き原を越えて叫ぶ。どうか汝ら、つねに安寧（スヴァスティ）をもって我らを護れ。
Word by Word
समुtogether, indeed
समु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् + उ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
प्रियःdear, beloved
प्रियः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
मृज्यतेis cleansed / is purified
मृज्यते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमृज्
सानोon the ridge/summit (surface)
सानो:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसानु (प्रातिपदिक)
अव्येin/at the sheep’s (wool) filter; in the wool
अव्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअवि (प्रातिपदिक)
यशस्तरःmore glorious
यशस्तरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस् + तर (तद्धित/तुलनात्मक)
यशसाम्of glories / of the glorious ones
यशसाम्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootयशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
क्षैतःdwelling, ruling (lordly)
क्षैतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षि (धातु) → क्षैति/क्षै (वैदिक ‘dwells, rules’) / क्षैति- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मेamong us / for us
अस्मे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्वरःsound/voice; (also) radiance
स्वरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
धन्वाthrough/with the bow; (figuratively) with the arched course
धन्वा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधन्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
पूयमानःbeing purified
पूयमानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootपू (धातु) + य (यक्) → पूय (कृदन्त-धातु)
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पातprotect
पात:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पालने)
स्वस्तिभिःwith well-being, with blessings
स्वस्तिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
नःus / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
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