Rig Veda 9.97.20: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 20

Sukta 9.97

Rishi: Soma Pavamāna seers

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (inviting the Devās to drink)

Chandas: Jagatī (likely; confirm metrically)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अरश्मानो येऽरथा अयुक्ता अत्यासो न ससृजानास आजौ । एते शुक्रासो धन्वन्ति सोमा देवासस्ताँ उप याता पिबध्यै ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.97.20

Transliteration

araśmā́nā ye ’rathā́ ayúktā atyā́so na sasṛjānā́sa ājāú | eté śukrā́so dhanvanti somā́ devā́sas tā́n úpa yāta píbadhyai ||

Translation

These are like chariots without reins, yoked and loosed like steeds in the contest; the bright Somās race onward. O Gods, come near to these and drink—take into you this clarified force in its victorious movement.

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Word by Word

• अरश्मानः: unreined, without reins
• अरश्मानः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरश्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक; a- + रश्मन् ‘रेणु/लगाम/किरण’)

• ये: who, which
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अरथाः: without chariots
• अरथाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरथ- (प्रातिपदिक; a- + रथ ‘रथ’)

• अयुक्त: they yoked / they harnessed
• अयुक्त: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)

• अत्यासः: swift steeds
• अत्यासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्य- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अत्य’ = swift horse/steed)

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

• ससृजानासः: rushing forth, speeding
• ससृजानासः: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: सृज् (धातु) → ससृजान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• आजौ: in the race/contest
• आजौ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: आजी- (प्रातिपदिक ‘race, contest’)

• एते: these
• एते: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शुक्रासः: bright, pure
• शुक्रासः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्र- (प्रातिपदिक)

• धन्वन्ति: they run, speed along
• धन्वन्ति: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धन्व्/धाव् (वैदिक धातु ‘to run, speed’)

• सोमाः: Somas (pressed Soma-drops)
• सोमाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम- (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवासः: the gods
• देवासः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव- (प्रातिपदिक)

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: near, towards
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• यात: go (you all), come
• यात: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)

• पिबध्यै: to drink
• पिबध्यै: Prayojana (purpose)
• Type: Verbal noun (Infinitive)
• Root: पा (धातु) → पिबध्यै (इन्फिनिटिव/तुमर्थ)