Rig Veda 9.97.39: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 39
Sukta 9.97
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स वर्धिता वर्धनः पूयमानः सोमो मीढ्वाँ अभि नो ज्योतिषावीत् । येना नः पूर्वे पितरः पदज्ञाः स्वर्विदो अभि गा अद्रिमुष्णन् ॥
Transliteration
sá vardhitā́ várdhanaḥ pū́yamānaḥ sómo mīḍhvā́ṃ abhí no jyótiṣāvīt | yéna naḥ pū́rve pitáraḥ padájñāḥ svàrvido abhí gā́ ádrim uṣṇán ||
Translation
彼は増し、また増し与える者。浄められゆくソーマ（Soma）、恵み深き者は、光とともにわれらのもとへ来た。彼によって、古の父祖たち――道を知る者、天の太陽界を見いだす者――は、岩を打ち破り、光の牝牛（光線）を勝ち得た。
Word by Word
सःhe (that Soma)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धितःgrown, increased
वर्धितः:
Kartā (सः इति विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√वृध् (वर्धने) → वर्धित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
वर्धनःthe increaser, promoter
वर्धनः:
Kartā (सः इति विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवर्धन (प्रातिपदिक; √वृध्)
पूयमानःbeing purified (in the filter)
पूयमानः:
Kartā (सः/सोमः इति विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√पू (पूयने/शोधने) → पूयमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
मीढ्वान्bountiful, showering gifts
मीढ्वान्:
Kartā (सोमः इति विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमीढ्वांस् (प्रातिपदिक; √मिह्/√मिह् ‘to shower’ → ‘showerer, bountiful’)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिषाwith light
ज्योतिषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आवीत्has helped/protected; has come to aid
आवीत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√अव् (रक्षणे/अवने) + आ- (उपसर्ग) → आवीत्
येनby which
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्वेthe former (ancient ones)
पूर्वे:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
पितरःfathers, ancestors
पितरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
पदज्ञाःknowers of the path/track
पदज्ञाः:
Kartā (पितरः इति विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootपद-ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; पद ‘track/step’ + √ज्ञा ‘to know’)
स्वर्विदःfinders of heaven/light
स्वर्विदः:
Kartā (पितरः इति विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्-विद् (प्रातिपदिक; स्वर् ‘heaven/light’ + √विद् ‘to find/know’)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गाःcows
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्रिम्the stone/rock (pressing-stone; also ‘mountain’)
अद्रिम्:
Karma (उपसर्ग-सम्बद्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
उष्णन्burning/ardent; (in context) forcefully taking
उष्णन्:
Kartā (पितरः इति सह)
TypeParticiple
Root√उष् (उष्णे/दाहे) → उष्णन्त् (कृदन्त; शतृ) / or RV usage ‘snatching away’ in idiom with मुṣ्
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