Rig Veda 9.97.25: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 25

Sukta 9.97

Rishi: Soma Pavamāna seers

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (in relation to Indra-Vāyu)

Chandas: Jagatī (likely; confirm metrically)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अर्वाँ इव श्रवसे सातिमच्छेन्द्रस्य वायोरभि वीतिमर्ष । स नः सहस्रा बृहतीरिषो दा भवा सोम द्रविणोवित्पुनानः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.97.25

Transliteration

arvā́ṃ iva śrávase sātím ácchéndrasya vāyór abhí vītím arṣa | sá naḥ sahásrā bṛhatī́r íṣo dā bhávā soma draviṇo-vít punānā́ḥ ||

Translation

Bagaikan kuda pantas demi kemasyhuran, mengalirlah menuju kemenangan, menuju sambutan Indra dan Vāyu. Kurniakan kepada kami seribu dorongan yang luas bagi pertumbuhan; jadilah bagi kami, wahai Soma, penemu kekayaan sejati, tatkala engkau menyucikan diri.

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Word by Word

• अर्वान्: a steed, horse (as subject of comparison)
• अर्वान्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *h₁er-? (horse) (lexical)

• इव: like, as
• इव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• श्रवसे: for fame, for glory
• श्रवसे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सातिम्: winning, gain, prize
• सातिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: साति (प्रातिपदिक) < √सा/सि (to win, gain) (lexical)

• अच्छ: towards, to
• अच्छ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अच्छ

• इन्द्रस्य: of Indra
• इन्द्रस्य: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वायोः: of Vāyu
• वायोः: Sambandha (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards, unto
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि

• वीतिम्: enjoyment; (ritual) feast, reception
• वीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीति (प्रातिपदिक) < √वी (to pursue/enjoy) (lexical)

• अर्ष: rush!, stream!, go swiftly!
• अर्ष: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ऋष् (अर्षति) / Vedic: ‘to rush, flow, move swiftly’

• सः: he (that one)
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: to us / of us
• नः: Sampradāna (beneficiary) / Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• सहस्राः: thousandfold, thousands
• सहस्राः: Kartā (as qualifier of the subject-gifts)
• Type: Adjective (numeral)
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• बृहतीः: great, abundant
• बृहतीः: Kartā (as qualifier of the subject-gifts)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहती (प्रातिपदिक) < √बृह् (to be great)

• इषः: refreshments, bounties
• इषः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘refreshment, nourishment, bounty’

• दाः: give!
• दाः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (to give)

• भव: be!, become!
• भव: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (to be, become)

• सोम: O Soma
• सोम: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• द्रविणोवित्: wealth-finding, wealth-winning
• द्रविणोवित्: Kartā (epithet of Soma as giver/winner)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: द्रविण (प्रातिपदिक) + वित् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) < √विद् (to find/know) ‘finder, winner’

• पुनानः: purifying himself; being purified
• पुनानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: √पू (to purify) → पुनान (present middle participle)