Rig Veda 9.97.43: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 43
Sukta 9.97
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऋजुः पवस्व वृजिनस्य हन्तापामीवां बाधमानो मृधश्च । अभिश्रीणन्पयः पयसाभि गोनामिन्द्रस्य त्वं तव वयं सखायः ॥
Transliteration
ṛjúḥ pavasva vṛjinásya hantā́pāmīvā́ṃ bādhamā́nó mṛ́dhaś ca | abhíśrīṇan páyaḥ páyasābhí gónām índrasya tváṃ táva vayáṃ sakhā́yaḥ ||
Translation
ऋजुः पवस्व वृजिनस्य हन्तापामीवां बाधमानो मृधश्च । अभिश्रीणन् पयः पयसा॒भि गोनामिन्द्रस्य त्वं तव वयं सखायः ॥
Word by Word
ऋजुःstraight, upright
ऋजुः:
Kartā (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootऋजु- (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
पवस्वpurify yourself / flow (as purified)
पवस्व:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘to purify, flow’
वृजिनस्यof evil, of sin
वृजिनस्य:
Apādāna (हन्ता—कस्य? वृजिनस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवृजिन- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘crookedness, sin, evil’
हन्ताslayer, destroyer
हन्ता:
Kartā (सोमः—हन्ता)
TypeAgent noun (participle-like) / Noun
Root√हन् ‘to strike, slay’ (कर्तरि कृत्)
अपaway
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) ‘away, off’
आमीवाम्disease, affliction
आमीवाम्:
Karma (बाधमानः—किम्?)
TypeNoun
Rootआमीवा- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘disease, affliction’
बाधमानःdriving away, repelling
बाधमानः:
Kartā (सोमः—बाधमानः)
TypeParticiple
Root√बाध् ‘to press, oppress, drive away’ (शानच्)
मृधःhostilities, foes
मृधः:
Karma (बाधमानः—कान्/किम्?)
TypeNoun
Rootमृध्/मृध- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘hostility, foe, injury’
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
अभिश्रीणन्enriching, making splendid (by mixing)
अभिश्रीणन्:
Kartā (सोमः—अभिश्रीणन्)
TypeParticiple (Vedic) / verbal form
Rootअभि-√श्री/शृ (वेद. ‘to mix/season, make rich’; कृत्: शानच्/लिट्-प्रायः रूपम्)
पयःmilk, sap
पयः:
Karma (अभिश्रीणन्—किम्?)
TypeNoun
Rootपयस्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘milk, sap’
पयसाwith milk
पयसा:
Karaṇa (केन? पयसा)
TypeNoun
Rootपयस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) ‘towards, upon’
गोनाम्of the cows (cattle)
गोनाम्:
Adhikaraṇa/सम्बन्ध (कस्य? गोनाम्—‘of the cows’)
TypeNoun
Rootगो- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘cow; cattle’
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (इन्द्रस्य—‘of Indra’)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā (अन्तर्निहित-क्रिया/सम्बोधन-प्रायः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
तवof you, your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (तव—‘your’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā (सखायः—वयम्)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
सखायःfriends
सखायः:
Kartā/सम्बन्ध (वयम्—सखायः)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘friend’
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