Rig Veda 9.36.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 36, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.36
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नो ज्योतींषि पूर्व्य पवमान वि रोचय । क्रत्वे दक्षाय नो हिनु ॥
Transliteration
sá no jyótīṃṣi pū́rvyā pávamāna ví rocaya | krátve dákṣāya no hinu ||
Translation
हे पवमान, अस्माकं पूर्व्याणि ज्योतींषि विरोचय। क्रत्वे दक्षाय च नः हिनु।
Word by Word
सःhe (that one = Soma)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हित-सम्बन्धः) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतींषिlights, splendors
ज्योतींषि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्व्यancient, primeval
पूर्व्य:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पूर्व’ से)
पवमानO purifying one (Soma)
पवमान:
सम्बोधन
TypeParticiple (Adjective used vocatively)
Root√पू (पवते) → पवमान (वर्तमानकृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
रोचयmake shine, illumine
रोचय:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (रोचते) → caus. √रुच् (रोचयति)
क्रत्वेfor (our) resolve/ritual power
क्रत्वे:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/हित) / प्रयोजन
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक)
दक्षायfor skill/ability, for strength
दक्षाय:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/हित) / प्रयोजन
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हित-सम्बन्धः) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिनुimpel, set in motion, drive (towards)
हिनु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हि (हिनोति)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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