Rig Veda 9.97.17: Mandala 9, Sukta 97, Mantra 17
Sukta 9.97
Rishi: Soma Pavamāna seers (traditionally: multiple/anonymous within Pavamāna corpus; specific attribution varies by Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Chandas: Jagatī (likely, by verse length and cadence; confirm against pada-count in a metrical parser)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वृष्टिं नो अर्ष दिव्यां जिगत्नुमिळावतीं शंगयीं जीरदानुम् । स्तुकेव वीता धन्वा विचिन्वन्बन्धूँरिमाँ अवराँ इन्दो वायून् ॥
Transliteration
vṛṣṭíṃ no arṣa divyā́ṃ jigatnúm iḷā́-vatīṃ śaṃ-gayī́ṃ jīrá-dānum | stukā́-iva vītā́ dhanva vi-cínvan bandhū́n imā́ṃ avárā́n indo vāyū́n ||
Translation
为我们奔涌那天界之雨——充满力能、迅疾达成目标；富于启示之光，带来安宁，赐予热切的施与。因陀啊，如被驱发的飞矢，驰骋四出；辨识并汇聚这些下方的气息与流势（vāyūn），使之被举升而归于正行。
Word by Word
वृष्टिम्rain, shower
वृष्टिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि- (√वृष् ‘वर्षणे’)
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अर्षflow! rush forth!
अर्ष:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष्/अर्ष् (गत्यर्थः; ‘to flow, rush’)
दिव्याम्heavenly
दिव्याम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणः)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य- (दिव्)
जिगत्नुम्swift-going / impetuous
जिगत्नुम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणः)
TypeAdjective
Rootजिगत्नु- (√गम्; desiderative/iterative adj. ‘eager/ready to go’)
इळावतीम्rich in Iḷā (nourishment/refreshment)
इळावतीम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणः)
TypeAdjective
Rootइळावती- (इळा + वत्)
शंगयीम्beneficent, bringing well-being
शंगयीम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणः)
TypeAdjective
Rootशंगयी- (शं + गय/गयि; ‘bringing welfare/boon’)
जीरदानुम्with swift streams / swift-flowing
जीरदानुम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणः)
TypeAdjective
Rootजीरदानु- (जीर ‘quick/strong’ + दानु ‘stream/drop’)
स्तुकa tuft/lock (of hair), crest
स्तुक:
कर्तृ (उपमान-आधारः)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तुक-
इवlike, as
इव:
(सम्बन्ध/उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
वीताwoven/spread out
वीता:
कर्तृ (इन्दोः विशेषणम्)
TypeKṛdanta (Participle)
Root√वी/वय् (विन्यये/वायने) → वीत-
धन्वाwith the bow / by (means of) the bow
धन्वा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधन्वन्-
विचिन्वन्seeking out, selecting
विचिन्वन्:
कर्तृ (इन्दोः)
TypeKṛdanta (Participle)
Root√चि (चयन/विचयने) → विचिन्वत्
बन्धून्kinsmen, allies
बन्धून्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootबन्धु-
इमान्these
इमान्:
विशेषण (कर्मणः)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
अवरान्lower, nearer (ones)
अवरान्:
विशेषण (कर्मणः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअवर-
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्दु-
वायून्winds (air-currents)
वायून्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवायु-
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