Rig Veda 9.62.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 62, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.62
Rishi: Soma-Pavamāna seer-family; exact attribution needs anukramaṇī verification
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आदीमश्वं न हेतारोऽशूशुभन्नमृताय । मध्वो रसं सधमादे ॥
Transliteration
ād īm áśvaṃ ná hetā́ro ’śūśubhan amṛ́tāya | mádhvo rásaṃ sadhamā́de ||
Translation
তখন তারা তাকে—যেমন সারথি ঘোড়াকে তাড়ায়—অমৃতত্বের দিকে দ্রুত প্রেরণা দিল; মধুর রস, মাধুর্যের সার, দেবগণের যৌথ আনন্দের জন্য (সধমাদে) প্রকাশিত হল।
Word by Word
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
दीम्him/it (this one)
दीम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वम्horse
अश्वम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
हेतारःimpellers, drivers
हेतारः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहेतृ (प्रातिपदिक; कर्तृवाचक)
अशूशुभन्they made (him/it) shine; they adorned/urged on
अशूशुभन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ् (धातु) + अ (अङ्गवृद्धि/अभ्यास) → अशूशुभ्
अमृतायfor immortality
अमृताय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
मध्वःof sweetness; of honey
मध्वः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
रसम्sap, juice, essence
रसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरस (प्रातिपदिक)
सधमादेin the common feast/banquet (ritual gathering)
सधमादे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसधमाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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