Rig Veda 9.86.24: Mandala 9, Sukta 86, Mantra 24

Sukta 9.86

Devata: Soma Pavamāna; mythic motif: Suparṇa (eagle/bird) bringing Soma

Chandas: Jagatī (probable; requires verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

त्वां सोम पवमानं स्वाध्योऽनु विप्रासो अमदन्नवस्यवः । त्वां सुपर्ण आभरद्दिवस्परीन्दो विश्वाभिर्मतिभिः परिष्कृतम् ॥

Transliteration

tvā́ṃ soma pavamānaṃ svādhyò ’nú viprā́so amadan avasyávaḥ | tvā́ṃ supárṇa ā́bharad divás párīndo víśvābhir matíbhiḥ páriṣkṛtam ||

Translation

You, O Soma, purifying, the self-ruled, the seers follow and rejoice in, seeking your aid. You the fair-winged one has brought from beyond heaven, O Indu—made perfect by all the thoughts.

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Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you (as object)
• त्वाम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सोम: O Soma
• सोम: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• पवमानम्: purifying, flowing (Soma)
• पवमानम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (participle)
• Root: पवमान (√पू/√पु ‘to purify, to flow’ से वर्तमान कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वाध्यः: self-impelled / of its own power
• स्वाध्यः: कर्तृ (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वाधि/स्वाध्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्वाधा’ से ‘स्वाध्य’)

• अनु: along, after
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु

• विप्रासः: inspired poets / seers
• विप्रासः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अमदन्: rejoiced, became exhilarated
• अमदन्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मद् (to be exhilarated, rejoice)

• अवस्यवः: seeking help/favor
• अवस्यवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: अवस्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अवस्’ = help, favor + इच्छार्थ)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सुपर्णः: the fair-winged one (bird; often Garuḍa/eagle)
• सुपर्णः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards, hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: आ

• अभरत्: brought
• अभरत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भृ (to bear, bring)

• दिवः: from heaven
• दिवः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)

• परि: around, all about
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb/avyaya)
• Root: परि

• इन्दो: O Indu (Soma-drop)
• इन्दो: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्वाभिः: with all
• विश्वाभिः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• मतिभिः: with thoughts / hymns / intentions
• मतिभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)

• परिष्कृतम्: adorned, purified, prepared
• परिष्कृतम्: कर्म
• Type: Adjective (past participle)
• Root: परि-√कृ (to make, prepare, adorn) से भूतकृदन्त ‘परिष्कृत’