Rig Veda 9.62.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 62, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.62
Rishi: Soma-Pavamāna seer-family; exact attribution needs anukramaṇī verification
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (offered to Indra)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सो अर्षेन्द्राय पीतये तिरो रोमाण्यव्यया । सीदन्योना वनेष्वा ॥
Transliteration
só arṣéndrāya pītáye tiró romā́ṇy avyáyā | sī́dan yónā vaneṣv ā́ ||
Translation
So ströme für Indras Trank; geh hindurch durch die Haare der unvergänglichen (Wolle) und setze dich in die Schoße — in die hölzernen Gefäße.
Word by Word
सःhe (that Soma)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अर्षflow! rush forth!
अर्ष:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष् (गत्यर्थ/स्रवणार्थ; Vedic: ‘to flow, rush’)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पीतयेfor drinking (for the draught)
पीतये:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपीति (प्रातिपदिक; from √पा ‘to drink’)
तिरःacross, through
तिरः:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ)
रोमाणिhairs, fleeces (of the filter)
रोमाणि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootरोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अव्ययाwith the unfailing (stream/means)
अव्यया:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
सीदsit! settle!
सीद:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (उपवेशन/निवेशन)
अन्योनाःhaving another womb/seat (i.e., taking a new resting-place)
अन्योनाः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य-योनि (समास; प्रातिपदिक)
वनेषुin the woods (i.e., in the wooden vessels/strainers)
वनेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootवन (प्रातिपदिक)
आto, unto, hither
आ:
(क्रियायोगः/दिशा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
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