Rig Veda 9.66.28: Mandala 9, Sukta 66, Mantra 28
Sukta 9.66
Devata: Soma Pavamana (moving to Indra)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र सुवान इन्दुरक्षाः पवित्रमत्यव्ययम् । पुनान इन्दुरिन्द्रमा ॥
Transliteration
prá suvāná índur akṣāri pavítram áty avyáyam | punāná índur índram ā́ ||
Translation
പ്ര, പിഴിഞ്ഞ ഇന്ദു രക്ഷാഃ പവിത്രത്തിലൂടെ അതി-അവ്യയം, ക്ഷയാതീതമായി ഒഴുകുന്നു; സ്വയം പുനാനമാകുന്ന ഇന്ദു ഇന്ദ്രനിലേക്കു നീങ്ങുന്നു।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
सुवानःpressing/being pressed (as Soma), flowing
सुवानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb-derived (participle)
Root√सु (सु- प्रसवे/सवने) → सुवान-
इन्दुःthe Soma drop
इन्दुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु- (prātipadika)
अक्षाःaxles; (ritually) the ‘axles’/wheels (of the pressing/flow)
अक्षाः:
Kartā (appositional/collective with इन्दुः) अथवा विशेषण-भाव
TypeNoun
Rootअक्ष- (prātipadika)
पवित्रम्the filter, strainer
पवित्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र- (prātipadika)
अतिover, beyond, through
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (upasarga/avyaya)
अव्ययम्unfailing, imperishable
अव्ययम्:
Karma (qualifier of object)
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय- (a- + व्यय) (prātipadika)
पुनानःpurifying himself/being purified
पुनानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb-derived (participle)
Root√पू (पू- पवने/शोधने) → पुनान-
इन्दुःthe Soma drop
इन्दुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु- (prātipadika)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (prātipadika)
आtoward, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
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