Rig Veda 9.65.10: Mandala 9, Sukta 65, Mantra 10

Sukta 9.65

Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in provided input

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Marut association)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

वृषा पवस्व धारया मरुत्वते च मत्सरः । विश्वा दधान ओजसा ॥

Transliteration

vṛ́ṣā pavasva dhā́rayā marútvate ca matsaráḥ | víśvā dádhāna ójasā ||

Translation

Ó Touro, purifica-te na corrente que flui, jubiloso para a força dos Marut; sustentando tudo com teu poder, firma em nós as potências com vigor.

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Word by Word

• वृषा: the bull; the vigorous one (Soma)
• वृषा: सम्बोधन/कर्तृ-विशेषण (सोमस्य)
• Type: Noun (used adjectivally)
• Root: वृषन् (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *wers- ‘to rain/sprinkle; be vigorous’

• पवस्व: purify yourself; flow purified
• पवस्व: क्रिया (आज्ञा) — कर्ता: सोमः
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (पवते) ‘to purify, flow clear’

• धारया: with a stream; by a current
• धारया: करणम्
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक) < √धृ ‘to hold; stream’

• मरुत्वते: for/unto the Marut-possessing (one)
• मरुत्वते: सम्प्रदानम्
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: मरुत्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘possessing the Maruts’ (मरुत् + -वत्)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मत्सरः: (as) exhilaration/intoxication
• मत्सरः: कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध/विशेषण (सोमस्य गुणः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्सर (प्रातिपदिक) ‘intoxicating exhilaration; rapture’ (RV usage)

• विश्वा: all (things)
• विश्वा: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (substantivized)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक) ‘all’

• दधानः: placing; bestowing
• दधानः: कर्तृ (सोमः) — ‘placing/bestowing’
• Type: Verbal adjective (participle)
• Root: √धा ‘to place, put, bestow’ (present participle)

• ओजसा: with strength; by might
• ओजसा: करणम्
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘strength, vigor’