Rig Veda 9.97.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.97
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र गायताभ्यर्चाम देवान्त्सोमं हिनोत महते धनाय । स्वादुः पवाते अति वारमव्यमा सीदाति कलशं देवयुर्नः ॥
Transliteration
prá gāyatā́bhy àrcāma devā́nt sómaṃ hinota mahaté dhánāya | svādúḥ pavāte áti vā́ram ávyam ā́ sīdāti kalaśáṃ deva-yúr naḥ ||
Translation
गाया; चला, देवांसाठी स्तुतीगान करू—महान धन-समृद्धीसाठी सोमाला प्रवाहित करा. मधुर सोम लोकरच्या गाळणीतून पुढे जाऊन वाहतो आणि देवप्रिय, आमच्यासाठी देव-शोधक होऊन कलशात येऊन स्थिरावतो.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
गायताsing (you all)!
गायता:
Kartā (implicit ‘you’)
TypeVerb
Root√गै (गाय्) / गाय (verbal stem)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga)
अर्चामlet us praise/sing
अर्चाम:
Kartā (implicit ‘we’)
TypeVerb
Root√अर्च्
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
हिनोतimpel/drive on (you all)
हिनोत:
Kartā (implicit ‘you’)
TypeVerb
Root√हि (हिनोति)
महतेfor great (gain)
महते:
Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
धनायfor wealth/prize
धनाय:
Sampradāna (purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootधन
स्वादुःsweet, pleasant
स्वादुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वादु
पवातेpurifies/flows (as purified)
पवाते:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते)
अतिbeyond, over
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (upasarga/avyaya)
वारम्the strainer/sieve (wool-filter)
वारम्:
Karma (object of motion)
TypeNoun
Rootवार
अव्यम्of sheep’s wool, woollen
अव्यम्:
Viśeṣaṇa of वारम्
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्य
आto, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga)
सीदातिsits down/settles
सीदाति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति)
कलशम्the jar, vessel
कलशम्:
Adhikaraṇa (goal/place reached) / Karma (object of entering)
TypeNoun
Rootकलश
देवयुःgod-seeking, devoted to the gods
देवयुः:
Kartā (apposition to Soma)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवयु (from देव + √यु ‘to join/seek’; prātipadika देवयु-)
नःof us, our
नः:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
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