Rig Veda 9.100.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 100, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.100
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seer tradition (RV 9.100).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; verify by scansion.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवमान महि श्रवश्चित्रेभिर्यासि रश्मिभिः । शर्धन्तमांसि जिघ्नसे विश्वानि दाशुषो गृहे ॥
Transliteration
pavamāna máhi śrávaś citrébhir yāsi raśmíbhīḥ | śárdhan tamā́ṃsi jighnase víśvāni dāśúṣo gṛhé ||
Translation
हे पवमान! तू महान कीर्तीने, विचित्र (बहुरंगी) रश्मींनी युक्त होऊन गती करतोस. पुढे झेपावत तू दाशु (दाता) यांच्या घरी सर्व अंधकारांचा नाश करतोस.
Word by Word
पवमानःthe purifying (Soma)
पवमानः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपवमान- (√पू ‘to purify’ > पव-; present middle participle)
महिgreatly, mightily
महि:
—
TypeAdjective (indeclinable use)
Rootमहि (मह्/महत्- ‘great’)
श्रवःfame, glory
श्रवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस्-
चित्रेभिःwith bright/variegated (ones)
चित्रेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootचित्र-
यासिyou go, you move
यासि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (to go)
रश्मिभिःwith rays, with reins
रश्मिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि-
शर्धन्तम्the assailing/hostile (one)
शर्धन्तम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootशर्धन्त- (from √शृध्/शर्ध् ‘to be violent/assail’; present participle)
अंसिlimbs/haunches (lit. shoulders)
अंसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअंसि (अंस- ‘shoulder/haunch’; Vedic form)
जिघ्नसेyou strike, you smite
जिघ्नसे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (to strike, slay)
विश्वानिall (things), all (of them)
विश्वानि:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व-
दाशुषःof the worshipper/giver
दाशुषः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun/Participle (substantive)
Rootदाशुष्- (perf. participle from √दाश्/√दा ‘to give, worship’)
गृहेin the house
गृहे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootगृह-
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