Rig Veda 9.41.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 41, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.41
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ पवस्व महीमिषं गोमदिन्दो हिरण्यवत् । अश्वावद्वाजवत्सुतः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ pavasva mahī́m íṣaṃ gómad indo híraṇyavat | áśvāvad vā́javat sutáḥ ||
Translation
आ पवस्व, इन्दो, महीम् इषम्; गोमत् हिरण्यवत्। अश्वावत् वाजवत् सुतः—कर्मणे निष्पीडितः।
Word by Word
आforth, towards (preverb intensifying the verb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow (as Soma)
पवस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पूञ् पवने) / √pū ‘to purify, cleanse’
महीम्great, mighty
महीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (प्रातिपदिकम्) / mahī ‘great, mighty’
इषम्nourishment, vigor
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष् (प्रातिपदिकम्) / iṣ ‘refreshment, vigor, nourishment’
गोमत्cattle-rich
गोमत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (प्रातिपदिकम्) / gomát ‘having cows; rich in cattle’
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
—
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिकम्) / índu ‘drop; Soma’
हिरण्यवत्gold-rich
हिरण्यवत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यवत् (प्रातिपदिकम्) / hiraṇyá-vat ‘gold-possessing’
अश्वावत्horse-rich
अश्वावत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअश्वावत् (प्रातिपदिकम्) / aśvá-vat ‘having horses’
वाजवत्rich in strength/prize
वाजवत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवाजवत् (प्रातिपदिकम्) / vā́ja-vat ‘having prize/strength; rich in booty’
सुतःpressed (Soma), having been pressed
सुतः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√सु (सुञ् अभिषवे) / √su ‘to press (Soma)’ → सुत (PPP)
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