Rig Veda 9.63.7 — Mandala 9, Sukta 63, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.63
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma hymns (traditional attribution varies)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अया पवस्व धारया यया सूर्यमरोचयः । हिन्वानो मानुषीरपः ॥
Transliteration
ayā́ pavasva dhā́rayā yayā́ sū́ryam árocayaḥ | hinvānáḥ mā́nuṣīr apáḥ ||
Translation
ഈ ധാരയാൽ പവസ്വ, ഹേ സോമ—ഏത് ധാരയാൽ നീ സൂര്യനെ പ്രകാശിപ്പിക്കുന്നുവോ; മാനുഷീ അപഃ (മാനവീയ ജലങ്ങൾ)യെ പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ചു നീ നമ്മുടെ സ്വഭാവത്തിന്റെ പ്രവാഹങ്ങളെ പ്രകാശത്തിലേക്കു ചലിപ്പിക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
अयाby this (stream/way)
अया:
करण
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootइदम् (प्रातिपदिक: अय- < इ- ‘this’), स्त्री. इन्स्ट्रु. एकव.
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow forth
पवस्व:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘to purify, flow (as Soma)’
धारयाwith a stream; by the current
धारया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक) < √धृ ‘to hold, to flow/stream’
ययाby which
यया:
करण
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अरोचयःyou made (him/it) shine; you illumined
अरोचयः:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (प्रेरण) ‘to shine; to cause to shine’
हिन्वानःimpelling; urging on
हिन्वानः:
कर्ता
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√हि/ह्वि (हिनोति) ‘to impel, set in motion’ (present participle)
मानुषीःhuman (belonging to men)
मानुषीः:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुषी (प्रातिपदिक) < मनु ‘Man; human’
अपःwaters
अपः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘water’
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