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Rig Veda 9.109.10: Mandala 9, Sukta 109, Mantra 10

Sukta 9.109

Rishi: Traditionally: Soma Pavamāna seers (specific attribution varies by recension for RV 9); hymn is within the Pavamāna corpus.
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (purifying Soma).
Chandas: Likely Jagatī (common in RV 9 Pavamāna sections; exact metrical scan required for certainty).

पवस्व सोम क्रत्वे दक्षायाश्वो न निक्तो वाजी धनाय ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.109.10

páva̍sva soma kratvé dákṣāyā́śvo na níkto vājī́ dhánāya ||

โสมะเอ๋ย จงไหลพรั่งพรูออกมา เพื่อเจตจำนงที่ตื่นรู้ (kratu) และเพื่อปรีชาญาณอันสว่างไสว (dakṣa); ดุจม้าศึกที่ขัดเกลาอย่างดี จงเป็นผู้นำพลังอุดมไปสู่ทรัพย์แท้.

पवस्वpurify yourself / flow as the purifier
पवस्व:
TypeVerb
Root√पू (pū) ‘to purify’
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (prātipadika) < √सु (su) ‘to press, extract’
क्रत्वेfor (our) resolve/ritual power
क्रत्वे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootक्रतु-
दक्षायfor skill/strength ( दक्ष )
दक्षाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष-
अश्वःa horse
अश्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व-
like, as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
निक्तःanointed / set on (for the course)
निक्तः:
Kartā (agreeing with implied Soma / vājin)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootनि + √कृ (kṛ) → निक्त- (PPP) ‘smeared, anointed, set on’
वाजीthe racer / prize-winner
वाजी:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन्- (stem वाजि-) ‘prize-winning, swift’
धनायfor wealth / prize
धनाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootधन-

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