Rig Veda 9.13.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 13, Mantra 3

Sukta 9.13

Rishi: Unspecified in provided input; requires Anukramaṇī mapping for RV 9.13.3.

Devata: Soma Pavamāna.

Chandas: Likely Gāyatrī; requires verification.

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

पवन्ते वाजसातये सोमाः सहस्रपाजसः । गृणाना देववीतये ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.13.3

Transliteration

pávante vā́ja-sātaye sómāḥ sahásra-pājasaḥ | gṛṇānā́ deva-vī́taye ||

Translation

The Soma currents purify themselves for the winning of plenitude of force; thousand-strong in their energies, they flow while being hymned, for the gods’ glad participation within us.

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Word by Word

• पव॑न्ते: they purify/flow
• पव॑न्ते: (with subject ‘सोमाः’) — Kriyā (verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पू (पवते) ‘to purify, flow’

• वाज॑सातये: for the winning of prizes
• वाज॑सातये: Sampradāna (purpose/benefit: ‘for the winning of prizes’)
• Type: Noun (abstract) / purpose-dative
• Root: वाजसाति- (वाज ‘prize, strength’ + साति ‘winning, gaining’)

• सोमा॑ः: the Soma (drops)
• सोमा॑ः: Kartā (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम-

• स॒हस्र॑पाजसः: of thousandfold strength / very mighty
• स॒हस्र॑पाजसः: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of the subject)
• Type: Adjective (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa-type compound used adjectivally)
• Root: सहस्रपाजस्- (सहस्र ‘thousand’ + पाजस् ‘strength, might, vigor’)

• गृ॒णा॒ना: praising / singing
• गृ॒णा॒ना: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (describing the subject while acting)
• Type: Verbal adjective (participle)
• Root: √गॄ/√गृ (गृणाति/गृणते) ‘to sing, praise’ → present participle

• दे॒ववी॑तये: for the gods’ enjoyment / for divine reception
• दे॒ववी॑तये: Sampradāna (purpose/benefit: ‘for the gods’ enjoyment/for divine reception’)
• Type: Noun (abstract) / purpose-dative
• Root: देववीति- (देव ‘god’ + वीति ‘pursuit, enjoyment, reception; (ritual) divine enjoyment/banquet’)