Rig Veda 9.107.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 107, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.107
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सोमो मीढ्वान्पवते गातुवित्तम ऋषिर्विप्रो विचक्षणः । त्वं कविरभवो देववीतम आ सूर्यं रोहयो दिवि ॥
Transliteration
sómō mīḍhvā́n pavate gātuvít-tamaḥ ṛ́ṣir vípro vi-cákṣaṇaḥ | tváṃ kavír abhavo deva-vī́tamaḥ ā́ sū́ryaṃ rohayo diví ||
Translation
Soma, rich in giving, flows—best finder of the path—seer and inspired, wide-seeing. You have become the poet, most welcome to the gods; you make the Sun mount in heaven.
Word by Word
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
मीढ्वान्bountiful, generous (pouring forth)
मीढ्वान्:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootमीढ्वस्/मीढ्वांस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √मिह्/√मिह् ‘to pour, rain’)
पवतेflows/purifies itself
पवते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘to purify/flow’
गातुवित्तमःbest finder of the path (best guide)
गातुवित्तमः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootगातु-वित्तम (समास; गातु ‘path’ + वित्तम ‘best finder/attainer’)
ऋषिःseer
ऋषिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रःinspired sage/priest
विप्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विचक्षणःdiscerning, far-seeing
विचक्षणः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-चक्षण (प्रातिपदिक; ‘discerning, clear-sighted’)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कविःpoet-seer
कविः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
अभवःyou became
अभवः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√भू ‘to be, become’
देववीतमःmost welcome to the gods
देववीतमः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootदेव-वीतम (समास; देव ‘god’ + वीतम ‘most desired/most welcome’)
आup, toward
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सूर्यम्the Sun
सूर्यम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
रोहयःyou cause to mount/you raise
रोहयः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रुह् (कारयति-प्रयोग; रोहयति) ‘to cause to mount/raise’
दिविin heaven/in the sky
दिवि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
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