Mantra 9
Sukta 9.6
Rishi: Not provided in the input; requires RV 9.6 hymn colophon.
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (oriented to Indra; offering for vīti).
Chandas: Not supplied in the input; requires metrical verification.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एवा पुनान इन्द्रयुर्मदं मदिष्ठ वीतये । गुहा चिद्दधिषे गिरः ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
ए॒वा पु॑ना॒न इ॑न्द्र॒युर्मदं॑ मदिष्ठ वी॒तये॑ । गुहा॑ चिद्दधिषे॒ गिर॑: ॥
Transliteration
evā́ punāná indrayúr mádaṃ madiṣṭha vītáye | guhā́ cid dadhíṣe gíraḥ ||
Translation
Thus, self-purifying, desiring Indra, thou bearest the most intense ecstasy for the divine enjoyment. Even in the secret cave thou settest the inspired words—so the hidden parts of the being begin to speak the Truth.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
ए॒व । पु॒ना॒नः । इ॒न्द्र॒ऽयुः । मद॑म् । म॒दि॒ष्ठ॒ । वी॒तये॑ । गुहा॑ । चि॒त् । द॒धि॒षे॒ । गिरः॑ ॥एव । पुनानः । इन्द्रयुः । मदम् । मदिष्ठ । वीतये । गुहा । चित् । दधिषे । गिरः ॥eva | punānaḥ | indra-yuḥ | madam | madiṣṭha | vītaye | guhā | cit | dadhiṣe | giraḥ
Word by Word
एवाthus, just so
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात)
पुनानःpurifying (himself), being purified
पुनानः:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√पू (पूञ्) ‘to purify’
इन्द्रयुःIndra-seeking / aimed at Indra
इन्द्रयुः:
Kartā (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्र-यु (प्रातिपदिक; यु ‘seeking/going to’)
मदम्intoxication, exhilaration (soma-rapture)
मदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
मदिष्ठO most exhilarating!
मदिष्ठ:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
वीतयेfor enjoyment/feasting; for the (ritual) enjoyment
वीतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवीति (प्रातिपदिक)
गुहाin secret, in a hiding-place
गुहा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable (locative adverb) / Noun
Rootगुहा (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
दधिषेyou place, you put
दधिषे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Root√धा (दधाति) ‘to place, set’
गिरःsongs, hymns, praises
गिरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)