Rig Veda 9.62.18: Mandala 9, Sukta 62, Mantra 18
Sukta 9.62
Rishi: Traditionally attributed to a Soma-Pavamāna seer-family (often Kāśyapa/Āṅgirasa lineages in Book 9); exact r̥ṣi for 9.62 requires śākhā-anukramaṇī confirmation
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of ~8 syllables; typical for many Pavamāna verses)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं सोतारो धनस्पृतमाशुं वाजाय यातवे । हरिं हिनोत वाजिनम् ॥
Transliteration
táṃ sotāro dhana-spṛ́tam āśúṃ vā́jāya yā́tave | hárim hinota vā́jinam ||
Translation
ఆ (సోమ)ను రసం పిండువారు (సోతారులు) ప్రేరేపిస్తారు—శీఘ్రగామి, ధనాన్ని గెలుచువాడు—బలసమృద్ధి వైపు యాత్రకై. ఆ హరితవర్ణ, బలవంతమైన ‘వాజిన్’ (అశ్వసమ)ను ముందుకు నడిపించండి.
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोतारःthe Soma-pressers
सोतारः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोताृ (√सु ‘to press/extract (Soma)’)
धनस्पृतमम्most wealth-winning
धनस्पृतमम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootधन- + स्पृतम (स्पृत ‘winning/obtaining’, superlative -तम)
आशुम्swift
आशुम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजायfor (the sake of) prize/strength
वाजाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
यातवेto go / to set forth
यातवे:
प्रयोजन (उद्देश्य)
TypeVerbal noun (Infinitive)
Rootया (√या ‘to go’)
हरिम्the tawny one (Soma)
हरिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
हिनोतimpels / sets in motion
हिनोत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हि (हिनोति ‘to impel/drive/set in motion’)
वाजिनम्prize-winning / strong
वाजिनम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (also noun)
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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