Rig Veda 9.54.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 54, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.54
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
परि णो देववीतये वाजाँ अर्षसि गोमतः । पुनान इन्दविन्द्रयुः ॥
Transliteration
pári no deva-vītáye vā́jāṃ arṣasi gó-mataḥ | punānó indav indrā-yúḥ ||
Translation
Flow around for us for the gods’ enjoyment—streams of vāja from the luminous herds; purifying Indu, desiring Indra: bring the plenitude of force and the rays of knowledge into our being.
Word by Word
परिaround, all around
परि:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण—‘चारों ओर/परितः’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
णःto us, for us
णः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देववीतयेfor the divine service/for the gods’ enjoyment (invitation)
देववीतये:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootदेववीति- (प्रातिपदिक; देव + वीतिः ‘आह्वान/आगमन/सेवा’)
वाजान्prizes, strengths, bounties
वाजान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज- (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्षसिyou flow, you rush
अर्षसि:
(क्रिया) — कर्ता निहितः (त्वम् = सोमः)
TypeVerb
Rootऋष् (धातु; ‘गमन/प्रवाह’)
गोमतःfrom/with (what is) rich in cows; cow-abounding
गोमतः:
Apādāna/Adhikaraṇa (स्रोत/विशेषण—‘गोसमृद्धात्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत्- (प्रातिपदिक; गो + मतुप्)
पुनानःpurifying (himself), being purified
पुनानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootपू (धातु; ‘पवने/शोधने’)
इन्दुthe drop (Soma), Soma
इन्दु:
Kartā (पुनानः इन्दुः)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु- (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रयुःIndra-seeking, intended for Indra
इन्द्रयुः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्रयु- (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र + यु ‘युज्/यु’ भावः—इन्द्रं प्रति युक्त/इन्द्रार्थ)
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.