Rig Veda 9.97.25: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 25
Sukta 9.97
Rishi: Soma Pavamāna seers
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (in relation to Indra-Vāyu)
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; confirm metrically)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अर्वाँ इव श्रवसे सातिमच्छेन्द्रस्य वायोरभि वीतिमर्ष । स नः सहस्रा बृहतीरिषो दा भवा सोम द्रविणोवित्पुनानः ॥
Transliteration
arvā́ṃ iva śrávase sātím ácchéndrasya vāyór abhí vītím arṣa | sá naḥ sahásrā bṛhatī́r íṣo dā bhávā soma draviṇo-vít punānā́ḥ ||
Translation
अर्वाँ इव श्रवसे सातिमच्छेन्द्रस्य वायोरभि वीतिमर्ष। स नः सहस्रा बृहतीरिषो दाः; भवा सोम द्रविणोवित् पुनानः।
Word by Word
अर्वान्a steed, horse (as subject of comparison)
अर्वान्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *h₁er-? (horse) (lexical)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
श्रवसेfor fame, for glory
श्रवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सातिम्winning, gain, prize
सातिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसाति (प्रातिपदिक) < √सा/सि (to win, gain) (lexical)
अच्छtowards, to
अच्छ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छ
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वायोःof Vāyu
वायोः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
वीतिम्enjoyment; (ritual) feast, reception
वीतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीति (प्रातिपदिक) < √वी (to pursue/enjoy) (lexical)
अर्षrush!, stream!, go swiftly!
अर्ष:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष् (अर्षति) / Vedic: ‘to rush, flow, move swiftly’
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary) / Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सहस्राःthousandfold, thousands
सहस्राः:
Kartā (as qualifier of the subject-gifts)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootसहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
बृहतीःgreat, abundant
बृहतीः:
Kartā (as qualifier of the subject-gifts)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहती (प्रातिपदिक) < √बृह् (to be great)
इषःrefreshments, bounties
इषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइष् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘refreshment, nourishment, bounty’
दाःgive!
दाः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√दा (to give)
भवbe!, become!
भव:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भू (to be, become)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
द्रविणोवित्wealth-finding, wealth-winning
द्रविणोवित्:
Kartā (epithet of Soma as giver/winner)
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootद्रविण (प्रातिपदिक) + वित् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) < √विद् (to find/know) ‘finder, winner’
पुनानःpurifying himself; being purified
पुनानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√पू (to purify) → पुनान (present middle participle)
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