Rig Veda 9.3.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 3, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.3
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष देवो विपन्युभिः पवमान ऋतायुभिः । हरिर्वाजाय मृज्यते ॥
Transliteration
eṣá devó vipanyúbhiḥ pávamāna ṛtāyúbhiḥ | hárir vā́jāya mṛ́jyate ||
Translation
Вот этот бог, самоочищающийся, очищается вдохновенными и ищущими Риты; рыжевато-золотой полируется ради полноты силы.
Word by Word
एषःthis (one), he
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवःthe god (Soma)
देवः:
Kartā (एषः इत्यस्य विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक) < √दिव् (द्युतौ) (निरुक्त-सम्बन्धः)
विपन्युभिःwith/through the admiring (singers/priests)
विपन्युभिः:
Karaṇa (सहकारि-करणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootविपन्यु (प्रातिपदिक; वि- + पन्यु ‘प्रशंसनीय/स्तुत्य’)
पवमानःpurifying, being purified (Soma)
पवमानः:
Kartā (देवः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootपवमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √पू (पवने/शोधने) + शानच् (मध्यम-कर्तरि वर्तमान)
ऋतायुभिःwith the truth-living / order-abiding (ones)
ऋतायुभिः:
Karaṇa (सहकारि-करणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतायु (प्रातिपदिक; ऋत ‘ऋतम्/सत्य-नियमः’ + आयु ‘जीवन/आयुः’)
हरिःthe tawny one (Soma)
हरिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजायfor strength/prize (victory, vigor)
वाजाय:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
मृज्यतेis cleansed / is purified
मृज्यते:
(मुख्य क्रिया) — कर्ता: हरिः/देवः/पवमानः
TypeVerb
Root√मृज् (मार्जने ‘to wipe/clean/purify’)
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