Rig Veda 9.4.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 4, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.4
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Indra as recipient/associate)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवीतारः पुनीतन सोममिन्द्राय पातवे । अथा नो वस्यसस्कृधि ॥
Transliteration
pavītā́raḥ punītana sómam índrāya pátave | áthā no vásyasas kṛdhi ||
Translation
O purifiers, purify the Soma for Indra to drink; then fashion us into a higher and more harmonious being.
Word by Word
पवीतारःpurifiers / strainers (the purifying agents)
पवीतारः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपवीतृ- (प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘पवने/शोधने’ से) अथवा पवित्र-सम्बद्ध नाम
पुनीतनpurify (you all)
पुनीतन:
कर्तृ (आज्ञा-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पुनाति) ‘शोधने/पवने’
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
पातवेto drink / for drinking
पातवे:
प्रयोजन (सम्प्रदानार्थक)
TypeVerbal noun (infinitival dative)
Rootपातृ/पातु- (कृदन्त; √पा ‘पाने’ से) — दातिवत्/तुमर्थ-प्रयोग: ‘पानाय’
अथthen / and then
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (निपात)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
वस्यसःof the better (state) / of greater good
वस्यसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive of comparison/quality)
TypeAdjective (comparative) used substantively
Rootवस्यस्- (तुलनात्मक विशेषण; वसु- ‘श्रेष्ठ/उत्तम’ से)
कृधिmake / do
कृधि:
कर्तृ (आज्ञा-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√कृ ‘करणे’
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