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Rig Veda 9.61.22: Mandala 9, Sukta 61, Mantra 22

Sukta 9.61

Rishi: Kavi Bhārgava (traditional attribution for parts of RV 9.61; check śākhā-specific anukramaṇī for exact verse-level assignment)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (in relation to Indra-Vṛtra act)
Chandas: Trishtubh/Jagatī (requires metrical scan)

स पवस्व य आविथेन्द्रं वृत्राय हन्तवे । वव्रिवांसं महीरपः ॥

sá pavasva yá ā́vitha índraṃ vṛtrā́ya hántave | vavrivā́ṃsaṃ mahī́r apáḥ ||

โสมะเอ๋ย จงไหลชำระตน—ผู้เคยเกื้อหนุนอินทราให้สังหารวฤตระ—ผู้คลุมปกป้องเขาด้วยสายน้ำอันไพศาล; ขอจงเป็นพลังในเรา ที่คลายปมแห่งการกีดขวางแล้วปลดปล่อยกระแสอันยิ่งใหญ่ให้ไหลออกมา.

सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पवस्वpurify/flow forth (as Soma)
पवस्व:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) / √पु (शोधन)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम)
आविथyou have helped/protected
आविथ:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अव् (रक्षण-पालन) + आ-
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रायfor (the slaying of) Vṛtra / against Vṛtra
वृत्राय:
सम्प्रदान (हितार्थ-दत्तिव) / प्रयोजन
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
हन्तवेto slay
हन्तवे:
प्रयोजन
TypeVerbal noun (Infinitive)
Root√हन् (वध) → हन्तु (इन्फिनिटिव-प्रातिपदिक)
वव्रिवांसम्having covered/armoured; well-protected (Indra)
वव्रिवांसम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Root√वृ (वरण/आवरण) → वव्रिवांस् (परफेक्ट-एक्टिव पार्टिसिपल) अथवा √वृ (वरण) ‘वृणोति’
महीःgreat, mighty
महीः:
कर्तृ (अपः इति विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमही (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक) / मह् (वृद्धि) से व्युत्पन्न
अपःwaters (streams)
अपः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (स्त्री-प्रातिपदिक)

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