Rig Veda 9.59.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 59, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.59
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवस्व गोजिदश्वजिद्विश्वजित्सोम रण्यजित् । प्रजावद्रत्नमा भर ॥
Transliteration
páv asva gojíd aśvajíd viśvajít soma raṇyajít | prajā́vad rátnam ā́ bhara ||
Translation
पवस्व, हे सोम, गोजिदश्वजिद्विश्वजिद्रण्यजित्। प्रजावद्रत्नम् अस्मभ्यं आ भर।
Word by Word
पवस्वpurify yourself / flow forth (as purified)
पवस्व:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पू (pū) ‘to purify’
गो-जित्winning cows
गो-जित्:
Viśeṣaṇa of kartā (Somā) / Kartṛ-sāmānādhikaraṇya
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootगो (prātipadika) + √जि (ji) ‘to conquer’ → -जित् (kṛt: क्विप्)
अश्व-जित्winning horses
अश्व-जित्:
Viśeṣaṇa of kartā (Somā)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootअश्व (prātipadika) + √जि (ji) → -जित् (क्विप्)
विश्व-जित्all-conquering / winning all
विश्व-जित्:
Viśeṣaṇa of kartā (Somā)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootविश्व (prātipadika) + √जि (ji) → -जित् (क्विप्)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana (addressed deity)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
रण्य-जित्winning delight / winning in battle
रण्य-जित्:
Viśeṣaṇa of sambodhyamāna (Somā)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootरण्य (prātipadika ‘delight/joy; battle’ in Vedic usage) + √जि (ji) → -जित् (क्विप्)
प्रजा-वत्endowed with offspring / progeny-giving
प्रजा-वत्:
Viśeṣaṇa of karma (रत्नम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रजा (prātipadika) + -वत् (matup/वतुप् possessive)
रत्नम्treasure, precious gift
रत्नम्:
Karma (object of आ…भर)
TypeNoun
Rootरत्न (prātipadika)
आtowards, hither; in (bring in)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ (upasarga)
भरbring (here)
भर:
— (governs कर्म ‘रत्नम्’)
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (bhṛ) ‘to bear, bring’
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