Rig Veda 9.63.17: Mandala 9, Sukta 63, Mantra 17
Sukta 9.63
Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in provided input
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (for Indra)
Chandas: Not derivable with certainty from provided excerpt alone
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तमी मृजन्त्यायवो हरिं नदीषु वाजिनम् । इन्दुमिन्द्राय मत्सरम् ॥
Transliteration
tám īm mṛjanti āyávo hárim nadī́ṣu vājínam | índum índrāya matsarám ||
Translation
তাকে সাধকগণ শুদ্ধ করে—নদীগুলিতে সেই হরিত্ (তাম্রবর্ণ), বাজিন্ (বলবান)কে; ইন্দ্রের জন্য সেই ইন্দুকে—যে মত্সর (উদ্দীপক মদ) হয়ে বিজয়শক্তি জাগায়।
Word by Word
तम्him/that (Soma)
तम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed, just, him (enclitic)
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात/अव्यय)
मृजन्तिthey cleanse/purify
मृजन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमृज् (मृजँ) ‘मार्जने/शोधने’
आयवःthe Āyus (men of the Āyu lineage)
आयवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआयु (प्रातिपदिक) → आयव (वेदिक बहुवचन-रूप)
हरिम्the tawny one (Soma)
हरिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
नदीषुin the streams/rivers (i.e., in the flowing waters/filters)
नदीषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootनदी (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजिनम्the prize-winning/swift (Soma)
वाजिनम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दुम्the drop (Soma)
इन्दुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मत्सरम्intoxicating exhilaration/rapture (the draught)
मत्सरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
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