Rig Veda 9.64.4 — Mandala 9, Sukta 64, Mantra 4

Sukta 9.64

Rishi: Soma Pavamāna seer-tradition.

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (plural streams).

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (needs verification).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

असृक्षत प्र वाजिनो गव्या सोमासो अश्वया । शुक्रासो वीरयाशवः ॥

Transliteration

asṛ́kṣata prá vājíno gavyā́ sómāso aśvayā́ | śukrā́so vīrayā́śavaḥ ||

Translation

Forth they have flowed, the puissant Soma-streams, rich in the plenitudes (vāja) of the luminous herds and the swift powers of progress; shining, impetuous, bearing the heroic force within.

Word by Word

• असृक्षत: they streamed forth / were released
• असृक्षत: — (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (सृजति)

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• वाजिनः: the prize-winning/strong ones (Soma-drops)
• वाजिनः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• गव्या: with/through (the filter) of milk; milk-wise
• गव्या: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• सोमासः: the Soma (juices)
• सोमासः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• अश्वया: with/like a horse; horse-wise (swiftly)
• अश्वया: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; from अश्व)

• शुक्रासः: bright, shining
• शुक्रासः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वीरयाशवः: swift for the hero/men; hero-aiding swift ones
• वीरयाशवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर-याशु (समास-प्रातिपदिक)