Rig Veda 9.107.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 107, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.107
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुनानः सोम धारयापो वसानो अर्षसि । आ रत्नधा योनिमृतस्य सीदस्युत्सो देव हिरण्ययः ॥
Transliteration
punānáḥ soma dhā́rayā ā́po vásāno arṣasi | ā́ ratna-dhā́ yónim ṛtásya sīdasy útsō deva hiraṇyáyaḥ ||
Translation
हे सोम! तू स्वतःला पवित्र करीत धारेसारखा वाहतोस, आपः (जल) वस्त्रासारखे परिधान करून. हे रत्नधारक! तू ऋताच्या योनीत—हे देव, हिरण्यय (सुवर्णमय) उत्स (स्रोत)रूपाने—आसीन होतोस.
Word by Word
पुनानःbeing purified (self-purifying)
पुनानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√पू (पवते) / पुनान- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
धारयाwith a stream (in a flowing current)
धारया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधारा- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपःthe waters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप्- (प्रातिपदिक)
वसानःclothing oneself (putting on)
वसानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle
Root√वस् (वसते) / वसान- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अर्षसिyou rush/flow
अर्षसि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष्/अर्ष् (अर्षति) धावने/प्रवाहे
आtowards, into
आ:
Upasarga
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
रत्नधाtreasure-placing / treasure-bearing
रत्नधा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरत्न- + √धा (धत्ते/दधाति) → रत्नधा- (समास/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
योनिम्womb, seat, source (vat)
योनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतस्यof Ṛta (cosmic order / truth)
ऋतस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootऋत- (प्रातिपदिक)
सीदsit down, settle
सीद:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) उपवेशने
असिyou are
असि:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति)
उत्सःspring, well, source
उत्सः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउत्स- (प्रातिपदिक)
देवO god
देव:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
हिरण्ययःgolden
हिरण्ययः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय- (प्रातिपदिक)
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