Rig Veda 9.12.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 12, Mantra 1
Sukta 9.12
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (for Indra)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सोमा असृग्रमिन्दवः सुता ऋतस्य सादने । इन्द्राय मधुमत्तमाः ॥
Transliteration
sómā asṛgram índavaḥ sutā́ ṛtásya sā́dane | índrāya mádhumattamāḥ ||
Translation
لقد اندفعت قطراتُ السوما—مَعْصورةً—إلى سادَنةِ Ṛta (مقامِ الرِّتَا)؛ أحلى ما تكون عسلًا في لذّتها، تمضي نحو إندرا لتُثَبِّتَ فينا القوّةَ المُنيرة.
Word by Word
सोमाःthe Soma-juices (Soma drops)
सोमाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक) < √सु (सु- ‘to press/extract’, Soma as pressed juice)
असृग्रम्flowed forth / were discharged
असृग्रम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (सृज् ‘to flow/let go, discharge’) with augment अ-; RV perfect/aorist-type form
इन्दवःthe drops (Soma drops)
इन्दवः:
कर्तृ (सोमाः इन्दवः—समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) ‘drop; Soma-drop’
सुताःpressed (having been pressed)
सुताः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Root√सु (सु- ‘to press’) → सुत (कृदन्त, क्त) ‘pressed’
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/rite)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक) ‘cosmic order; truth; rite’
सादनेin the seat/abode
सादने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसादन (प्रातिपदिक) ‘seat; abode; place’
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमत्तमाःmost honey-sweet / sweetest
मधुमत्तमाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण; सोमाः/इन्दवः)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘honeyed, sweet’ + तमप् (superlative)
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