Rig Veda 9.6.9 — Mandala 9, Sukta 6, 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 ॥

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.

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Word by Word

• एवा: thus, just so
• एवा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (निपात)

• पुनानः: purifying (himself), being purified
• पुनानः: Kartā
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: √पू (पूञ्) ‘to purify’

• इन्द्रयुः: Indra-seeking / aimed at Indra
• इन्द्रयुः: Kartā (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्र-यु (प्रातिपदिक; यु ‘seeking/going to’)

• मदम्: intoxication, exhilaration (soma-rapture)
• मदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक)

• मदिष्ठ: O most exhilarating!
• मदिष्ठ: सम्बोधन
• Type: Adjective (superlative)
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक)

• वीतये: for enjoyment/feasting; for the (ritual) enjoyment
• वीतये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीति (प्रातिपदिक)

• गुहा: in secret, in a hiding-place
• गुहा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable (locative adverb) / Noun
• Root: गुहा (प्रातिपदिक)

• चित्: even
• चित्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चित् (निपात)

• दधिषे: you place, you put
• दधिषे: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (दधाति) ‘to place, set’

• गिरः: songs, hymns, praises
• गिरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर् (प्रातिपदिक)