Rig Veda 9.59.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 59, Mantra 1

Sukta 9.59

Devata: Soma Pavamāna

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पवस्व गोजिदश्वजिद्विश्वजित्सोम रण्यजित् । प्रजावद्रत्नमा भर ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.59.1

Transliteration

páv asva gojíd aśvajíd viśvajít soma raṇyajít | prajā́vad rátnam ā́ bhara ||

Translation

Sucikanlah dirimu, wahai Soma—pemenang sinar (lembu), pemenang daya-hidup (kuda), pemenang seluruh keberadaan; pemenang kegembiraan: bawakanlah kepada kami harta yang kaya dengan zuriat (pertambahan kreatif).

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• पवस्व: purify yourself / flow forth (as purified)
• पवस्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (pū) ‘to purify’

• गो-जित्: winning cows
• गो-जित्: Viśeṣaṇa of kartā (Somā) / Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇya
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: गो (prātipadika) + √जि (ji) ‘to conquer’ → -जित् (kṛt: क्विप्)

• अश्व-जित्: winning horses
• अश्व-जित्: Viśeṣaṇa of kartā (Somā)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: अश्व (prātipadika) + √जि (ji) → -जित् (क्विप्)

• विश्व-जित्: all-conquering / winning all
• विश्व-जित्: Viśeṣaṇa of kartā (Somā)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: विश्व (prātipadika) + √जि (ji) → -जित् (क्विप्)

• सोम: O Soma
• सोम: Sambodhana (addressed deity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (prātipadika)

• रण्य-जित्: winning delight / winning in battle
• रण्य-जित्: Viśeṣaṇa of sambodhyamāna (Somā)
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: रण्य (prātipadika ‘delight/joy; battle’ in Vedic usage) + √जि (ji) → -जित् (क्विप्)

• प्रजा-वत्: endowed with offspring / progeny-giving
• प्रजा-वत्: Viśeṣaṇa of karma (रत्नम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजा (prātipadika) + -वत् (matup/वतुप् possessive)

• रत्नम्: treasure, precious gift
• रत्नम्: Karma (object of आ…भर)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (prātipadika)

• आ: towards, hither; in (bring in)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• भर: bring (here)
• भर: — (governs कर्म ‘रत्नम्’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (bhṛ) ‘to bear, bring’