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Mantra 46

Sukta 9.86

Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in the provided excerpt (Pavamāna Soma corpus; often attributed in tradition to various seers—requires hymn-level Anukramaṇī confirmation).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (the purifying Soma).
Chandas: Likely Jagatī (common in RV 9; exact meter requires syllable count verification).

असर्जि स्कम्भो दिव उद्यतो मदः परि त्रिधातुर्भुवनान्यर्षति । अंशुं रिहन्ति मतयः पनिप्नतं गिरा यदि निर्णिजमृग्मिणो ययुः ॥

अस॑र्जि स्क॒म्भो दि॒व उद्य॑तो॒ मद॒: परि॑ त्रि॒धातु॒र्भुव॑नान्यर्षति । अं॒शुं रि॑हन्ति म॒तय॒: पनि॑प्नतं गि॒रा यदि॑ नि॒र्णिज॑मृ॒ग्मिणो॑ य॒युः ॥

asárji skambhó divá udyató mádaḥ pári tridʰātúr bhúvanāny arṣati | aṃśúṃ rihanti matáyaḥ panípnataṃ girā yádi nirṇíjam ṛgmíṇo yayúḥ ||

Released is the upholding Pillar from the luminous heights: the ecstasy uplifted pours itself around the threefold-founded worlds. The thought-powers lick and refine the bright ray, delicately shaping it; when the singers go forth with the hymn, they clothe it in its shining vesture.

अस॑र्जि । स्क॒म्भः । दि॒वः । उत्ऽय॑तः । मदः॑ । परि॑ । त्रि॒ऽधातुः । भुव॑नानि । अ॒र्ष॒ति॒ । अं॒शुम् । रि॒ह॒न्ति॒ । म॒तयः॑ । पनि॑प्नतम् । गि॒रा । यदि॑ । निः॒ऽनिज॑म् । ऋ॒ग्मिणः॑ । य॒युः ॥असर्जि । स्कम्भः । दिवः । उत्यतः । मदः । परि । त्रिधातुः । भुवनानि । अर्षति । अंशुम् । रिहन्ति । मतयः । पनिप्नतम् । गिरा । यदि । निःनिजम् । ऋग्मिणः । ययुः ॥asarji | skambhaḥ | divaḥ | ut-yataḥ | madaḥ | pari | tri-dhātuḥ | bhuvanāni | arṣati | aṃśum | rihanti | matayaḥ | panipnatam | girā | yadi | niḥ-nijam | ṛgmiṇaḥ | yayuḥ

असर्जिwas released / has been set in motion
असर्जि:
(finite verb of clause 1)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
स्कम्भःthe prop/support (pillar)
स्कम्भः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootस्कम्भ
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्
उद्यतःraised up / uplifted
उद्यतः:
Viśeṣaṇa of स्कम्भः
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootउद्-यम्
मदःintoxication / exhilaration (Soma-rapture)
मदः:
Kartā (apposition to स्कम्भः, or co-subject)
TypeNoun
Rootमद
परिaround
परि:
(upasarga with verb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
त्रिधातुःof the threefold (world/order)
त्रिधातुः:
Apādāna/Adhikaraṇa nuance with परि…अर्षति (around/through the threefold realm)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootत्रि-धातु
भुवनानिthe worlds / beings
भुवनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन
अर्षतिflows / rushes
अर्षति:
(finite verb of clause 1)
TypeVerb
Rootऋष्/अर्ष्
अंशुम्the Soma-stalk / ray (of Soma)
अंशुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअंशु
रिहन्तिthey lick / lap
रिहन्ति:
(finite verb of clause 2)
TypeVerb
Rootरिह्
मतयःthoughts / hymnic inspirations
मतयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमति
पनिप्नतम्well-pressed / thoroughly purified (of Soma)
पनिप्नतम्:
Viśeṣaṇa of अंशुम्
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootपनि-√प्नत् (denom./intensive from √पन्/√प्नद्? Vedic form)
गिराwith song / by hymn
गिरा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्
यदिwhen / as
यदि:
(connective)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
निर्णिजम्garment / shining covering (radiance)
निर्णिजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्णिज्
ऋग्मिणःthe hymn-possessing (singers/priests)
ऋग्मिणः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootऋग्मिन्
ययुःhave gone / went
ययुः:
(finite verb of clause 3)
TypeVerb
Rootया