Rig Veda 9.87.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 87, Mantra 7

Sukta 9.87

Rishi: Unspecified here; hymn-level Anukramaṇī needed.

Devata: Soma Pavamāna.

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires verification).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एष सुवानः परि सोमः पवित्रे सर्गो न सृष्टो अदधावदर्वा । तिग्मे शिशानो महिषो न शृङ्गे गा गव्यन्नभि शूरो न सत्वा ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.87.7

Transliteration

eṣá suvānáḥ pári sómaḥ pavítre sárgo ná sṛṣṭó adadhāvad árvā | tigmé śiśāno mahíṣo ná śṛ́ṅge gā́ gavyánn abhí śū́ro ná sátvā ||

Translation

This Soma, pressed out, moves around the filter like a released surge, rushing onward. Sharpening himself on the keen edges like a buffalo on its horns, he seeks the rays of Light—heroic, a strong being pressing forward.

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Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सुवानः: being pressed/expressed
• सुवानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: √सु (सु- प्रसवे) → सुवान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• परि: around, all about
• परि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• सोमः: Soma
• सोमः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• पवित्रे: in/through the filter (sieve)
• पवित्रे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सर्गः: a stream, rush
• सर्गः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्ग (प्रातिपदिक; √सृज् ‘to let go/emit’)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• सृष्टः: released, let loose
• सृष्टः: Kartā
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: √सृज् (सृज् विसर्गे) → सृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• अदधावत्: ran, rushed
• अदधावत्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धाव् (धाव् गतौ) + अ (अग्म-लुङ्) → अदधावत्

• अर्वा: a steed, swift horse
• अर्वा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्वन्/अर्वा (प्रातिपदिक)

• तिग्मे: on the sharp (ones)
• तिग्मे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिग्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• शिशानः: sharpening (himself), whetting
• शिशानः: Kartā
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: √शा/शी (शा तीक्ष्णीकरणे/शि शाने) → शिशान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• महिषः: a bull (buffalo), mighty one
• महिषः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: like
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• शृङ्गे: on the two horns
• शृङ्गे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)

• गाः: cows
• गाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• गव्यन्: seeking cows, cow-winning
• गव्यन्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: गो + √इ (इच्छा/गमन) → गव्य (कृदन्त/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक); गव्यन् = प्रथमा एकवचनम् (वैदिकः)

• अभि: towards, upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• शूरः: a hero
• शूरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)

• न: like
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• सत्वा: a strong one, champion
• सत्वा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्वन्/सत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strong being/warrior’)