Rig Veda 9.96.16 — Mandala 9, Sukta 96, Mantra 16
Sukta 9.96
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with explicit linkage to Vāyu and the Cows/Rays)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्वायुधः सोतृभिः पूयमानोऽभ्यर्ष गुह्यं चारु नाम । अभि वाजं सप्तिरिव श्रवस्याभि वायुमभि गा देव सोम ॥
Transliteration
svāyudhaḥ sotṛ́bhiḥ pūyámāno ’bhyàrṣa gúhyaṃ cā́ru nā́ma | abhí vā́jaṃ sáptir iva śravasyā́bhi vāyúm abhí gā́ deva soma ||
Translation
स्वतःच्या आयुध-बलाने सज्ज, सोतृजनांनी (पिळणाऱ्यांनी) पवित्र केलेला हे सोम, त्या गूढ व रम्य ‘नाम’कडे प्रवाहित हो. जसा वेगवान अश्व कीर्तीच्या दिशेने धावतो, तसा बल-समृद्धी (वाज)कडे झेपाव; वायूकडे झेपाव; देव सोम, किरणे/गायी (गा) यांच्याकडेही झेपाव.
Word by Word
स्वायुधःself-armed; having his own weapon
स्वायुधः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व-आयुध (प्रातिपदिक) < आयुध
सोतृभिःby the Soma-pressers
सोतृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसोतुृ (प्रातिपदिक) < √सु (सुनोति) ‘to press/express (Soma)’
पूयमानःbeing purified
पूयमानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√पू (पूयते) / caus.-pass. sense ‘to be purified’
अभिtowards; unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
अर्षflow! rush!
अर्ष:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष्/अर्ष् (अर्षति) ‘to flow, rush’
गुह्यम्hidden; secret
गुह्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगुह्य (प्रातिपदिक) < √गुह् ‘to hide’
चारुbeautiful; dear
चारु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
नामname
नाम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
वाजम्prize; strength; victory
वाजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
सप्तिःa steed
सप्तिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) ‘steed’
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
श्रवस्याfame-bringing; glorious
श्रवस्या:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रवस्य (प्रातिपदिक) < श्रवस् ‘fame’
अभिtowards
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
वायुम्Vāyu (Wind-god)
वायुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
गाःcows
गाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
देवO god
देव:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
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