Mantra 4
Sukta 9.62
Rishi: Soma-Pavamāna seer-family; exact attribution needs anukramaṇī verification
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
असाव्यंशुर्मदायाप्सु दक्षो गिरिष्ठाः । श्येनो न योनिमासदत् ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
असा॑व्यं॒शुर्मदा॑या॒प्सु दक्षो॑ गिरि॒ष्ठाः । श्ये॒नो न योनि॒मास॑दत् ॥
Transliteration
asā́vy aṃśúr mādā́yā́psu dákṣo giriṣṭhā́ḥ | śyénो ná yónim ā́sadat ||
Translation
The ray (aṃśu) has been pressed out for ecstasy; in the waters, the skilled power, mountain-born, comes to its home—like a falcon settling into its nest.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
असा॑वि । अं॒शुः । मदा॑य । अ॒प्ऽसु । दक्षः॑ । गि॒रि॒ऽस्थाः । श्ये॒नः । न । योनि॑म् । आ । अ॒स॒द॒त् ॥असावि । अंशुः । मदाय । अप्सु । दक्षः । गिरिस्थाः । श्येनः । न । योनिम् । आ । असदत् ॥asāvi | aṃśuḥ | madāya | ap-su | dakṣaḥ | giri-sthāḥ | śyenaḥ | na | yonim | ā | asadat
Word by Word
असाविwas pressed forth (Soma)
असावि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सु (सुनोति) ‘to press/express (Soma)’
अंशुःthe Soma-stalk / Soma (ray-like)
अंशुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअंशु- (prātipadika) ‘ray; Soma-stalk/juice’
मदायfor exhilaration (intoxication)
मदाय:
Sampradāna (purpose/beneficiary)
TypeNoun
Rootमद- (prātipadika) ‘intoxication, exhilaration’
अप्सुin the waters
अप्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअप्- (prātipadika) ‘water’
दक्षःthe strong/skillful one
दक्षः:
Kartā (apposition to अंशुः) / also possible predicate-nominative
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष- (prātipadika) ‘skill, power; the able one’
गिरिष्ठाःmountain-dwelling / stationed on the mountains
गिरिष्ठाः:
Kartā (qualifier of the subject)
TypeAdjective (kṛdanta) used substantively
Rootगिरि- + √स्था (स्थाति) → गिरिष्ठ- ‘standing/abiding on mountains’
श्येनःan eagle
श्येनः:
Kartā (of the simile-clause)
TypeNoun
Rootश्येन- (prātipadika) ‘eagle, hawk’
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (indeclinable particle of comparison)
योनिम्the resting-place / abode
योनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोनि- (prātipadika) ‘womb, seat, resting-place’
आtowards, into
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable (upasarga)
Rootआ (preverb)
असदत्sat down / settled / alighted
असदत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) ‘to sit, settle, alight’