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Rig Veda 9.90.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 90, Mantra 4

Sukta 9.90

Rishi: Rebha Kāśyapa (traditional attribution for RV 9.90 in many Anukramaṇī lists; verify against the specific Śaunakīya Anukramaṇī for critical work)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (the self-purifying Soma)
Chandas: Jagatī (typical for many Pavamāna hymns; verse-length and cadence suggest Jagatī—confirm by syllable count in critical edition)

उरुगव्यूतिरभयानि कृण्वन्त्समीचीने आ पवस्वा पुरंधी । अपः सिषासन्नुषसः स्वर्गाः सं चिक्रदो महो अस्मभ्यं वाजान् ॥

urúgavyūtir abháyāni kṛṇván samīcīné ā́ pavasva puráṃdhī | apáḥ sisāsann uṣásaḥ svàr gā́ḥ sáṃ cikrado mahó asmábhyaṃ vā́jān ||

വിശാല ഗവ്യൂതി (വ്യാപക പാത) ഉള്ളവനേ, ഹേ സോമ, ഞങ്ങൾക്കായി അഭയത്തിന്റെ അവസ്ഥകൾ സൃഷ്ടിച്ചുകൊണ്ട്—സമീചീന (ശരിയായി തിരിഞ്ഞ) പാതകളിലേക്കു പുരംധി (സമൃദ്ധി)യോടെ ഇവിടെ പവസ്വ. അപഃ (ജലങ്ങൾ) ആഗ്രഹിച്ച്, ഉഷസഃ (ഉഷസ്സുകൾ) ആഗ്രഹിച്ച്, സ്വർഗാഃ (സൂര്യലോകത്തിലെ ദീപ്തമായ ഗാവുകൾ) ആഗ്രഹിച്ച്—ഞങ്ങൾക്കായി മഹത്തായ വാജാൻ (ബല-പൂർണ്ണതകൾ) വിളിച്ചു കൂട്ടി സമാഹരിക്ക.

उरुगव्यूतिःthe wide cattle-track / broad path
उरुगव्यूतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउरु-गव्यूति- (प्रातिपदिक) < उरु ‘विस्तीर्ण’ + गव्यूति ‘गोमार्ग/चरागाह-मार्ग’
अभयानिfearlessnesses / securities
अभयानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभय- (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वन्making
कृण्वन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
समीचीनःstraight/right-directed
समीचीनः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसमीचीन- (प्रातिपदिक) < सम् + अञ्च् (धातु) ‘to go/turn’
hither, forth
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
पवस्वpurify thyself / flow pure
पवस्व:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु) ‘to purify’ (पवते)
पुरंधीbounty / liberality (personified)
पुरंधी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरंधि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपःthe waters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सिषासन्seeking to impel / wishing to set in motion
सिषासन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootशास् (धातु) ‘to instruct/impel’ (desiderative: सिषास-)
उषसःof Dawn
उषसः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्गाःheaven-going / leading to heaven
स्वर्गाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्ग- (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, wholly
सम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/निपात)
चिक्रदःhe cries aloud
चिक्रदः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootक्रन्द् (धातु) ‘to cry out’ (intensive/reduplicated: चिक्रद-)
महोgreat (thing)
महो:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाजान्prizes / strengths / (winning) rewards
वाजान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज- (प्रातिपदिक)

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