Rig Veda 9.66.27: Mandala 9, Sukta 66, Mantra 27
Sukta 9.66
Devata: Soma Pavamana
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवमानो व्यश्नवद्रश्मिभिर्वाजसातमः । दधत्स्तोत्रे सुवीर्यम् ॥
Transliteration
pávamāno vy àśnavad raśmíbhir vāja-sā́tamaḥ | dádhat stótre su-vī́ryam ||
Translation
പവമാനൻ തന്റെ കിരണങ്ങളാൽ വ്യാപിച്ചു എത്തുന്നു—വാജസാതമൻ, സമൃദ്ധിയുടെ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ജയകൻ; സ്തോത്രത്തിൽ സുവീര്യം, ഉന്നത വീരബലം നിക്ഷേപിക്കുന്നു।
Word by Word
पवमानःthe purifying (Soma), as he purifies/flows
पवमानः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपवमान- (√पू ‘to purify’, present middle participle)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (upasarga)
अश्नवत्reached, attained, pervaded
अश्नवत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (to reach, attain, pervade)
रश्मिभिःwith rays/streams
रश्मिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि-
वाजसातमःmost victorious in winning prizes
वाजसातमः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootवाज-सातम- (वाज ‘prize/strength’ + सातम ‘most winning’)
दधत्placing, bestowing
दधत्:
कर्तृ (सहक्रिया/विशेषणम्)
TypeVerbal participle
Root√धा (to place, bestow) → दधत् (present active participle)
स्तोत्रेto/for the hymn of praise
स्तोत्रे:
सम्प्रदान (लक्ष्य/प्राप्तिस्थानः: ‘for/unto the hymn’)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोत्र-
सुवीर्यम्good heroism, splendid strength
सुवीर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसु-वीर्य- (सु- ‘good’ + वीर्य ‘manly power, heroism’)
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