Rig Veda 9.62.16: Mandala 9, Sukta 62, Mantra 16
Sukta 9.62
Rishi: Traditionally attributed to a Soma-Pavamāna seer-family (often Kāśyapa/Āṅgirasa lineages in Book 9); exact r̥ṣi for 9.62 requires śākhā-anukramaṇī confirmation
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of ~8 syllables; typical for many Pavamāna verses)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवमानः सुतो नृभिः सोमो वाजमिवासरत् । चमूषु शक्मनासदम् ॥
Transliteration
pavámānaḥ sutó nṛ́-bhiḥ sómo vā́jam-ivāsarat | camū́ṣu śákmanā́sadám ||
Translation
Đấng tự thanh lọc (pavamāna), Soma (Soma) được ép bởi sức lực của con người, đã lao chảy như sự sung mãn của uy lực; vào các bát (camū) chàng an tọa nhờ năng lực hữu hiệu (śakmanā)—ngự trong những khí cụ đã được chuẩn bị.
Word by Word
पवमानःthe purifying (Soma), flowing/being purified
पवमानः:
कर्तृ (सोमस्य विशेषणम्; कर्ता-सम्बन्धी)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपवमान- (प्रातिपदिक; √पू/√पव् ‘शुद्धौ/पवने’ से वर्तमान कृदन्त)
सुतःpressed, expressed (Soma)
सुतः:
कर्तृ (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootसुत- (√सु ‘अभिषवे/प्रसवे’ से क्त-प्रत्यय)
नृभिःby men, by the priests
नृभिः:
करण (यैः—‘by men/priests’)
TypeNoun
Rootनृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजम्prize, strength, (victory-)booty
वाजम्:
कर्म (यत् प्राप्यते/गम्यते—‘prize/strength’)
TypeNoun
Rootवाज- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
— (उपमान-सम्बन्धे)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
असरत्he/it flowed, ran
असरत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सृ (सरति) + अङ् (लुङ्, परस्मैपद)
चमूषुin the ladles/vats (pressing-vessels)
चमूषु:
अधिकरण (स्थाने—‘in the vats/bowls’)
TypeNoun
Rootचमू- (प्रातिपदिक)
शक्मनाwith strength, mightily
शक्मना:
करण (बलात्/शक्त्या—‘with might’)
TypeNoun (instrumental of manner/means)
Rootशक्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘बल/शक्ति’)
सदम्seat, abode, station
सदम्:
कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य (यत्र/यत् प्रति गमनम्—‘seat/abode’)
TypeNoun
Rootसद- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आसन/निवास/सभा’)
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