Rig Veda 9.9.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 9, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.9
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with explicit address to Indra as the receiver/ordainer of the work)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ता अभि सन्तमस्तृतं महे युवानमा दधुः । इन्दुमिन्द्र तव व्रते ॥
Transliteration
tā́ abhi sántam ástṛtaṃ mahé yúvānam ā́ dadhuḥ | índum indra táva vraté ||
Translation
يُقيمون خمرَ السُّوما في المسيرِ القويم—نحوَ الحاضرِ حقًّا الذي لا يَسقُط، نحوَ القوّةِ الفتيّةِ العُظمى؛ يا إندرا، يُثبِتون الإندو في شريعةِ عملِكَ الإلهيّ.
Word by Word
ताःthose (them)
ताः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, over
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सन्तम्being, existent
सन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootसत् (√अस् ‘to be’ → वर्तमान कृदन्त ‘being’)
अस्तृतम्unspread/uncarpeted; (ritually) not yet strewn
अस्तृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (past participial)
Root√स्तॄ/स्तृ (स्तरणे ‘to spread/cover’) + नञ्-अ (अ-)
महेfor the great (one)
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
युवानम्the young one
युवानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootयुवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
आunto, into; (with √धा) ‘in place/into’
आ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दधुःthey have placed/they placed
दधुः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे ‘to place/put’)
इन्दुम्Indu; Soma-drop
इन्दुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you, your
तव:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → त्वद्/तव
व्रतेin (your) ordinance/vow; in your sacred order
व्रते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
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