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Rig Veda 1.9.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 3

Sukta 1.9

Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (traditional attribution for RV 1.9)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī

मत्स्वा सुशिप्र मन्दिभिः स्तोमेभिर्विश्वचर्षणे । सचैषु सवनेष्वा ॥

matsvā́ suśipra mandíbhiḥ stómebhir viśvacarṣaṇe | sacā́ eṣú sávanéṣv ā́ ||

اسكرْ بالبهجة، أيّها ذو الشفتين الحَسَنتين، بقُوانا الوجدانيّة وبالأناشيد؛ يا من ترى كلَّ الشعوب وتملكها، تعالَ مُتَّحدًا إلى هذه العَصْرات (عَصْر السُّوما) هنا.

मत्स्वbe exhilarated / rejoice (drink and be glad)
मत्स्व:
(सम्बोधन-प्रयुक्त क्रिया) मुख्य क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु) → मत्स्व (आदेश/आगमयुक्त रूप; 2 एकवचन लोट्)
सुशिप्रO fair-lipped / O handsome-jawed (epithet of Indra)
सुशिप्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootसु- + शिप्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सुशिप्र’)
मन्दिभिःwith the gladdeners / with exhilarating (draughts/means)
मन्दिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootमन्दि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मन्दि’ = gladdener/cheerer; often of Soma/pressings/means of exhilaration)
स्तोमेभिःwith hymns / with praises
स्तोमेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वचर्षणेO (you) of all peoples / O universal lord of men
विश्वचर्षणे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootविश्व- + चर्षणि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विश्वचर्षणि’)
सचjoin / accompany
सच:
मुख्य क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसच् (धातु; ‘to accompany, be associated with’)
एषुin these
एषु:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सवनेषुat the Soma-pressings / in the libation-rites
सवनेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘pressing, Soma-pressing, libation time’)
hither / unto (us)
:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्गार्थ) क्रियासम्बन्धी
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

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