Rig Veda 9.6.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 6, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.6
Rishi: Not provided in the input; requires RV 9.6 hymn colophon for exact attribution.
Devata: Soma Pavamāna.
Chandas: Not supplied in the input; requires metrical verification for RV 9.6.1.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मन्द्रया सोम धारया वृषा पवस्व देवयुः । अव्यो वारेष्वस्मयुः ॥
Transliteration
mandráyā soma dhā́rayā vṛ́ṣā pavasva devayúḥ | ávyo vā́reṣv asmayúḥ ||
Translation
ఓ సోమా, ఆనందదాయకమైన ధారగా ప్రవహించు; బలమనే వృషభుడై పవిత్రమవు; దేవులను కోరువాడై నిన్ను నీవే శుద్ధి చేసుకో. ఉన్ని వడపోతల్లో, మన వైపు ఆకాంక్షతో, మన గ్రహణార్థం రూపం ధరించు.
Word by Word
मन्द्रयाwith the gladdening/pleasant (one)
मन्द्रया:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
धारयाwith the stream/flow
धारया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक; √धृ ‘to hold, flow’ से)
वृषाthe Bull (vigorous one)
वृषा:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषन्/वृषा (प्रातिपदिक)
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow forth
पवस्व:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘to purify, to flow (as Soma)’
देवयुःseeking the gods; god-loving
देवयुः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवयु (प्रातिपदिक; देव + यु ‘seeking/longing’)
अव्यः(like) wool; the woollen (filter)
अव्यः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (उपमा/विशेषण-भावे)
TypeNoun
Rootअव्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sheep’s wool, woollen filter’)
वारेषुin the waters
वारेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवारि/वार (प्रातिपदिक; ‘water’)
अस्मयुःseeking the stone (press); stone-directed
अस्मयुः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootअस्मयु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘stone-seeking/stone-pressing’, from अस्मन् ‘stone’)
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