Rig Veda 9.66.29: Mandala 9, Sukta 66, Mantra 29
Sukta 9.66
Devata: Soma Pavamana (inviting Indra)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एष सोमो अधि त्वचि गवां क्रीळत्यद्रिभिः । इन्द्रं मदाय जोहुवत् ॥
Transliteration
eṣá sómo ádhi tváci gávāṃ krīḷaty ádribhiḥ | índraṃ mádāya jóhuvat ||
Translation
Dieser Soma, auf der Haut (der Hülle), spielt unter den Strahlen des Lichts, von den Steinen gepresst; er ruft Indra zur berauschenden Wonne der Kraft.
Word by Word
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष-
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
अधिकरण (सम्बन्ध-निर्देशकः)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/preposition)
Rootअधि
त्वचिon/at the skin (surface)
त्वचि:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootत्वच् (प्रातिपदिक)
गवाम्of the cows
गवाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रीळतिplays, sports
क्रीळति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootक्रीळ् (धातु)
अद्रिभिःwith the stones (pressing-stones)
अद्रिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मदायfor exhilaration/intoxication
मदाय:
सम्प्रदान (प्रयोजनम्)
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
जोहोवत्has called/invoked (repeatedly)
जोहोवत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootहू (धातु) + intensive/reduplicated stem जोहव-
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