Rig Veda 9.67.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 67, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.67
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with explicit orientation toward Indra as recipient)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवमानास इन्दवस्तिरः पवित्रमाशवः । इन्द्रं यामेभिराशत ॥
Transliteration
pávamānāsa índavas tiráḥ pavítram āśávaḥ | índraṃ yā́mebhir āśata ||
Translation
പവമാന ഇന്ദുക്കൾ, ചലനത്തിൽ വേഗശീലരായി, പവിത്രക (ചാലനി)യെ അതിക്രമിച്ച് അവരുടെ യാത്രകളാൽ ഇന്ദ്രനിലേക്കെത്തുന്നു; അവർ ആത്മാവിന്റെ ശുദ്ധ ആനന്ദ-രസത്തെ ദീപ്ത അധിപത്യത്തിന്റെ ശക്തിയോടു ഏകീകരിക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
पवमानासःthe purifying (Soma-)drops
पवमानासः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootपवमान- (√पू ‘to purify/cleanse’, present participle stem)
इन्दवःthe Soma drops
इन्दवः:
कर्तृ (apposition to पवमानासः)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु-
तिरःacross; through
तिरः:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootतिरस्
पवित्रम्the filter (sieve)
पवित्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र-
आशवःthe swift ones
आशवः:
कर्तृ (apposition to पवमानासः/इन्दवः)
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootआशु-
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र-
यामेभिःwith (their) courses/paths (journeys)
यामेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयाम-
आशतthey have reached/attained
आशत:
(मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (अश्नुते) ‘to reach/attain’
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