Rig Veda 9.84.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 84, Mantra 1

Sukta 9.84

Rishi: Ascribed in RV 9 to Pavāmāna seers (exact attribution for 9.84 not resolved from provided excerpt).

Devata: Soma Pavāmāna, with offerings directed toward Indra, Varuṇa, and Vāyu.

Chandas: Likely Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (verify against full hymn).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पवस्व देवमादनो विचर्षणिरप्सा इन्द्राय वरुणाय वायवे । कृधी नो अद्य वरिवः स्वस्तिमदुरुक्षितौ गृणीहि दैव्यं जनम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.84.1

Transliteration

pávasva deva-mā́dano vícarṣaṇir apsā́ indrā́ya váruṇāya vā́yave | kṛdhí no adyá vári vaḥ svastímad urukṣitáu gṛṇīhi daívyam jánam ||

Translation

Oczyść się, radując bogów, szeroko rządzący w swoim ruchu, przebywający w wodach, dla Indry, dla Waruny, dla Waju. Stwórz dla nas dziś szeroką przestrzeń bytu, pełną pomyślności; w szerokim mieszkaniu chwal i wywyższaj boski lud, luminous moce w nas.

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Word by Word

• पवस्व: Purify yourself / flow forth (as Soma).
• पवस्व: — (finite verb; governs the clause)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (पूञ्) / √पु (पुनाति) ‘to purify, flow (as Soma)’

• देवम्: the godlike one / the god (Soma).
• देवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: देव-

• आदनः: bringing (gifts), taking/receiving (strength).
• आदनः: Kartā (as qualifier of the subject)
• Type: Adjective (participial/nominal)
• Root: आदन- (from √दा ‘to give/take’ with ā-; ‘taking/receiving, bringing’)

• विचर्षणिः: all-seeing / widely shining (epithet of Soma).
• विचर्षणिः: Kartā (as qualifier of the subject)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: विचर्षणि-

• अप्साः: in the waters.
• अप्साः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्सु/अप्सस्- (Vedic) ‘waters’

• इन्द्राय: for Indra.
• इन्द्राय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र-

• वरुणाय: for Varuṇa.
• वरुणाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण-

• वायवे: for Vāyu.
• वायवे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु-

• वा: or.
• वा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• कृधी: make, do.
• कृधी: — (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (करोति) ‘to make, do’

• नः: for us / of us.
• नः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (possessor/beneficiary)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्-

• अद्य: today, now.
• अद्य: Adhikaraṇa (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• वरिवः: wide space; free course; protection/favor.
• वरिवः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरिवस्-

• स्वस्तिमत्: bringing well-being, auspicious.
• स्वस्तिमत्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्ति- + -मत्

• उरुक्षितौ: in the wide dwelling / in broad habitation.
• उरुक्षितौ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरुक्षिति- (uru- ‘wide’ + kṣiti- ‘dwelling/abode’)

• गृणीहि: praise, sing.
• गृणीहि: — (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गॄ/√गृ (गृणाति) ‘to sing, praise’

• दैव्यम्: divine.
• दैव्यम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव्य- (from देव-)

• जनम्: people, race, folk.
• जनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन-