Rig Veda 9.61.15: Mandala 9, Sukta 61, Mantra 15
Sukta 9.61
Rishi: Traditionally attributed within the Pavamāna Soma corpus (RV 9) to Soma-pavamāna seers; specific ṛṣi for 9.61 is transmitted in Anukramaṇī traditions (commonly within the Kaśyapa/others pavamāna attributions), but not recoverable from the provided input alone.
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (typical for many RV 9 stanzas; exact meter should be verified against pada syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अर्षा णः सोम शं गवे धुक्षस्व पिप्युषीमिषम् । वर्धा समुद्रमुक्थ्यम् ॥
Transliteration
árṣā naḥ soma śáṃ gáve dhukṣásva pipyúṣīm íṣam | várdhā samudrám ukthyám ||
Translation
హే సోమా! మా కొరకు ప్రవహించు; ‘గవే’ (ప్రకాశం/తేజస్సు)కు శుభం, శాంతి ప్రసాదించు. ‘ఇషం’—ప్రేరణ‑రసపు సమృద్ధి పోషణను దోహించి పొంగిపోసి, ‘ఉక్థ్య’ (స్తుత్యర్హ) సముద్రం—ప్రేరిత వాక్కు మహాసముద్రాన్ని—వృద్ధి చేయి.
Word by Word
अर्षाflow! (rush forth)
अर्षा:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootऋष् (arṣ-)
णःfor us / to us
णः:
Sampradāna (for us) / Sambandha (of us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (enclitic pronoun) → नः
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
शम्auspiciously; for welfare
शम्:
— (adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (indeclinable)
गवेfor the cow / for cattle
गवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootगो (prātipadika)
धुक्षस्वmilk out (yield) for yourself / do thou milk
धुक्षस्व:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (duh-)
पिप्युषीम्swelling, abundant, full
पिप्युषीम्:
Karma (object, qualifying इषम्)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootपिप्युषी (PPP/adj. from √प्याय्/√पि ‘to swell, become full, abound’)
इषम्nourishment; refreshment; strength
इषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइष्/इषा (prātipadika: iṣ- ‘refreshment, strength, nourishment’)
वर्धाincrease!; make grow!
वर्धा:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Rootवृध् (vṛdh-)
समुद्रम्the ocean; sea
समुद्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (prātipadika)
उक्थ्यम्hymn-worthy; to be praised with hymns
उक्थ्यम्:
Karma (qualifier of समुद्रम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्थ्य (adj. from उक्थ ‘hymn, praise’; ‘worthy of/connected with the uktha’)
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