Rig Veda 9.97.49: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 49
Sukta 9.97
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seers (generic)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (invoked in relation to Vāyu, Mitra-Varuṇa, Nara, Indra)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; confirm by scan)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभि वायुं वीत्यर्षा गृणानोऽभि मित्रावरुणा पूयमानः । अभी नरं धीजवनं रथेष्ठामभीन्द्रं वृषणं वज्रबाहुम् ॥
Transliteration
abhí vāyúṃ vītī́ arṣā gṛṇānó ’bhí mitrā́varuṇā pūyámānaḥ | abhī́ náraṃ dhī-jávanaṃ rathe-sthā́m abhī́ndraṃ vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ vájra-bāhum ||
Translation
अभि वायुं वीत्यर्षा गृणानोऽभि मित्रावरुणा पूयमानः। अभी नरं धीजवनं रथेष्ठामभीन्द्रं वृषणं वज्रबाहुम्।
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वायुम्Vāyu (Wind-god)
वायुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
वीतिinvitation/feast (ritual welcome)
वीति:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवीति (प्रातिपदिक; √वा/√वे ‘to blow, to weave/seek’ से व्युत्पन्न; वैदिक ‘वीति’ = ‘भोज/पान/आह्वान/संगति’)
अर्षाrush/flow (towards)!
अर्षा:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष् (गत्यर्थ/प्रवाहे) / वैदिक √अर्ष् ‘to flow, rush’
गृणानःpraising, singing
गृणानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√गॄ/गृ (स्तुतौ) + शानच्
अभिtowards
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मित्रावरुणाMitra and Varuṇa
मित्रावरुणा:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र-वरुण (द्वन्द्व प्रातिपदिक)
पूयमानःbeing purified (in the filter)
पूयमानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Root√पू (पवने/शोधने ‘to purify’) + यमान (मध्यम/आत्मनेपद वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अभीtowards
अभी:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (अव्यय; स्वर-संहितायां ‘अभी’)
नरम्the man/hero (divine hero)
नरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
धीजवनम्swift through inspired thought (or: impelled by prayer)
धीजवनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधी-जवन (तत्पुरुष प्रातिपदिक; ‘धी’ = thought/prayer + ‘जवन’ = speed/impulse)
रथेष्ठाम्chariot-standing, stationed on the car
रथेष्ठाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootरथ-स्था (प्रातिपदिक; ‘standing on/at the chariot’)
अभीtowards
अभी:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (अव्यय)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषणम्the bull-like, mighty one
वृषणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृषन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वज्रबाहुम्vajra-armed
वज्रबाहुम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवज्र-बाहु (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष प्रातिपदिक; ‘whose arm is the vajra’ / ‘vajra-armed’)
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