Rig Veda 9.18.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 18, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.18
Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in provided input
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; refrain continuation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं विप्रस्त्वं कविर्मधु प्र जातमन्धसः । मदेषु सर्वधा असि ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ vipráḥ tváṃ kavír mádhu prá jātám ándhasaḥ | mádeṣu sarva-dhā́ asi ||
Translation
Thou art the seer and thou art the poet; thou art sweetness brought forth from the pressing-juice: in every rapture of delight thou art wholly present.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रःinspired sage, priest
विप्रः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण-भावः: त्वम् = विप्रः)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कविःseer, poet
कविः:
कर्तृ (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण-भावः: त्वम् = कविः)
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुsweetness; honey; sweet drink
मधु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/निपात)
जातम्born, produced
जातम्:
कर्म (मधु-विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Root√जन् (जनि) → जात (कृत्: क्त)
अन्धसःof the soma-juice; of the pressed drink
अन्धसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः: ‘of the soma-juice’)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मदेषुin the exhilarations; in the intoxications
मदेषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वधाin every way; always
सर्वधा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वधा (अव्यय; सर्व + धा)
असिyou are
असि:
— (सम्बन्धक-क्रिया: ‘you are’)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-आदि; ‘to be’)
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