Rig Veda 9.32.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 32, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.32
Rishi: Ascribed in the Soma-Pavamāna corpus to seers of the Pavitra/Soma tradition (exact rishi uncertain in provided input).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Soma in the act of self-purification/clarification).
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (based on common 9th maṇḍala pavamāna usage; requires pada syllable count confirmation).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आदीं हंसो यथा गणं विश्वस्यावीवशन्मतिम् । अत्यो न गोभिरज्यते ॥
Transliteration
ādī́m haṃsó yáthā gaṇáṃ víśvasyāvīvaśan matím | átyo ná góbhir ajyate ||
Translation
នៅពេលនោះ ហង្សដ៏ខ្ពស់បានបង្កើតកម្លាំងដល់ហ្វូងមនុស្ស ដោយប្រាប់ឲ្យគេភ្ញាក់រលឹកពីគំនិតទាំងអស់; ទ្រង់ត្រូវបានអ្នកផ្សេងលាបប្រេងដោយពន្លឺនៃកាំរស្មី ដូចជាសេះដែលមានល្បឿនលឿន។
Word by Word
आtowards; him/it
आ:
कर्म (ईम् = ‘him/it’ as object)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) + Pronoun (enclitic)
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एनम्
हंसःthe swan (metaphorically Soma)
हंसः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहंस (प्रातिपदिक)
यथाas, like
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
गणम्a flock, troop
गणम्:
कर्म (उपमान-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootगण (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वस्यof all, of the whole
विश्वस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
आवीवशत्he kept seeking/impelling (made to desire)
आवीवशत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवीवश् (धातु; desiderative/intensive-type reduplication from √वश्/√वश् ‘to wish/seek, strive’ in Vedic usage)
मतिम्thought, intention, devotion
मतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमति (प्रातिपदिक)
अत्यःa steed, racer
अत्यः:
कर्तृ (द्वितीय-उपमा-वाक्ये)
TypeNoun
Rootअत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
गोभिःwith cows; with kine (i.e., with milk/offerings)
गोभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
अज्यतेis anointed, is smeared
अज्यते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अञ्ज् (अञ्जति) ‘to anoint, smear’
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
