Rig Veda 9.44.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 44, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.44
Rishi: Traditionally: Soma Pavamāna hymns are attributed to various seers; specific ascription for RV 9.44 varies by recension/Anukramaṇī (commonly from the Pavamāna collections).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (purifying Soma/Indu)
Chandas: Likely Jagatī/Triṣṭubh-family meter typical of Pavamāna sections; exact chandas should be verified against the Anukramaṇī for RV 9.44.1.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र ण इन्दो महे तन ऊर्मिं न बिभ्रदर्षसि । अभि देवाँ अयास्यः ॥
Transliteration
prá ṇa indó mahé tána ūrmíṃ ná bíbhrad arṣasi | abhí devā́m̐ ayā́syàḥ ||
Translation
Flow forth for us, O Indu, for the vast extension (of our being), bearing a wave as it were; press forward toward the Gods as their eager inviter—so the divine powers may enter and work within us.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (recipient) (contextual)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्दु-
महेfor greatness / for the great (goal)
महे:
Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहि-
तनःof (your) body / of the body
तनः:
Adhikaraṇa (sphere: ‘in/with the body’) (contextual)
TypeNoun
Rootतनू-
ऊर्मिम्wave, surge
ऊर्मिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि-
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
बिभ्रत्bearing, carrying
बिभ्रत्:
Kartā (agreeing with the subject ‘Indu’)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootभृ (भरणे)
अर्षसिyou flow, you rush
अर्षसि:
Kriyā (main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootऋष्/अर्ष् (गत्यर्थः; ‘to flow, rush’)
अभिtowards, onto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
Karma (goal of motion with अभि)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव-
अयास्यःunwearied / with tireless mouth
अयास्यः:
Kartā (predicate adjective of the subject ‘Indu’)
TypeAdjective (predicative)
Rootअयास्य- (prātipadika; epithet of Soma, lit. ‘with non-weary mouth’ / ‘unwearied’)
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