Rig Veda 9.90.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 90, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.90
Rishi: Rebha Kāśyapa (traditional attribution for RV 9.90 in many Anukramaṇī lists; verify against the specific Śaunakīya Anukramaṇī for critical work)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (the self-purifying Soma)
Chandas: Jagatī (typical for many Pavamāna hymns; verse-length and cadence suggest Jagatī—confirm by syllable count in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उरुगव्यूतिरभयानि कृण्वन्त्समीचीने आ पवस्वा पुरंधी । अपः सिषासन्नुषसः स्वर्गाः सं चिक्रदो महो अस्मभ्यं वाजान् ॥
Transliteration
urúgavyūtir abháyāni kṛṇván samīcīné ā́ pavasva puráṃdhī | apáḥ sisāsann uṣásaḥ svàr gā́ḥ sáṃ cikrado mahó asmábhyaṃ vā́jān ||
Translation
噢Soma，循广阔之道奔流者，为我等造成无畏之境；向此流入正向之渠，携圆满之力。渴慕诸水，渴慕黎明，渴慕日界光明之牛；高声呼号，并为我等聚集伟大的vājā——充盈之力、丰盛之能。
Word by Word
उरुगव्यूतिःthe wide cattle-track / broad path
उरुगव्यूतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउरु-गव्यूति- (प्रातिपदिक) < उरु ‘विस्तीर्ण’ + गव्यूति ‘गोमार्ग/चरागाह-मार्ग’
अभयानिfearlessnesses / securities
अभयानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभय- (प्रातिपदिक)
कृण्वन्making
कृण्वन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
समीचीनःstraight/right-directed
समीचीनः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसमीचीन- (प्रातिपदिक) < सम् + अञ्च् (धातु) ‘to go/turn’
आhither, forth
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
पवस्वpurify thyself / flow pure
पवस्व:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु) ‘to purify’ (पवते)
पुरंधीbounty / liberality (personified)
पुरंधी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरंधि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपःthe waters
अपः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सिषासन्seeking to impel / wishing to set in motion
सिषासन्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootशास् (धातु) ‘to instruct/impel’ (desiderative: सिषास-)
उषसःof Dawn
उषसः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootउषस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वर्गाःheaven-going / leading to heaven
स्वर्गाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वर्ग- (प्रातिपदिक)
सम्together, wholly
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/निपात)
चिक्रदःhe cries aloud
चिक्रदः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootक्रन्द् (धातु) ‘to cry out’ (intensive/reduplicated: चिक्रद-)
महोgreat (thing)
महो:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाजान्prizes / strengths / (winning) rewards
वाजान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाज- (प्रातिपदिक)
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