Rig Veda 9.32.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 32, Mantra 3

Sukta 9.32

Rishi: Ascribed in the Soma-Pavamāna corpus to seers of the Pavitra/Soma tradition (exact rishi uncertain in provided input).

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Soma in the act of self-purification/clarification).

Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (based on common 9th maṇḍala pavamāna usage; requires pada syllable count confirmation).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आदीं हंसो यथा गणं विश्वस्यावीवशन्मतिम् । अत्यो न गोभिरज्यते ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.32.3

Transliteration

ādī́m haṃsó yáthā gaṇáṃ víśvasyāvīvaśan matím | átyo ná góbhir ajyate ||

Translation

于是，高天之鸿（Hamsa）唤起群队，唤醒万有的思虑；他如迅捷的骏马，以光之射线受膏。

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Word by Word

• आ: towards; him/it
• आ: कर्म (ईम् = ‘him/it’ as object)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb) + Pronoun (enclitic)
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एनम्

• हंसः: the swan (metaphorically Soma)
• हंसः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• गणम्: a flock, troop
• गणम्: कर्म (उपमान-रूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)

• विश्वस्य: of all, of the whole
• विश्वस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• आवीवशत्: he kept seeking/impelling (made to desire)
• आवीवशत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीवश् (धातु; desiderative/intensive-type reduplication from √वश्/√वश् ‘to wish/seek, strive’ in Vedic usage)

• मतिम्: thought, intention, devotion
• मतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)

• अत्यः: a steed, racer
• अत्यः: कर्तृ (द्वितीय-उपमा-वाक्ये)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्य (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• गोभिः: with cows; with kine (i.e., with milk/offerings)
• गोभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)

• अज्यते: is anointed, is smeared
• अज्यते: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अञ्ज् (अञ्जति) ‘to anoint, smear’