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Mantra 2

Sukta 9.91

Rishi: Rebha Kāśyapa (traditional; hymn-level)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; confirm metrically)

वीती जनस्य दिव्यस्य कव्यैरधि सुवानो नहुष्येभिरिन्दुः । प्र यो नृभिरमृतो मर्त्येभिर्मर्मृजानोऽविभिर्गोभिरद्भिः ॥

वी॒ती जन॑स्य दि॒व्यस्य॑ क॒व्यैरधि॑ सुवा॒नो न॑हु॒ष्ये॑भि॒रिन्दु॑: । प्र यो नृभि॑र॒मृतो॒ मर्त्ये॑भिर्मर्मृजा॒नोऽवि॑भि॒र्गोभि॑र॒द्भिः ॥

vītī́ jánasya divyásya kavyáir ádhi suvānó nahuṣyébhir índuḥ | prá yó nṛ́bhir amṛ́to mártyebhir marmṛjānó’vibhír góbhir adbhiḥ ||

For the enjoyment of the divine people, by the poets’ inspirations, the Soma-drop is pressed out with the Nahushya men. He advances—immortal among mortals—being cleansed and clarified by the sheep (wool), by the cows (rays), and by the waters (streams of clarity).

वी॒ती । जन॑स्य । दि॒व्यस्य॑ । क॒व्यैः । अधि॑ । सु॒वा॒नः । न॒हु॒ष्ये॑भिः । इन्दुः॑ । प्र । यः । नृऽभिः॑ । अ॒मृतः॑ । मर्त्ये॑भिः । म॒र्मृ॒जा॒नः । अवि॑ऽभिः । गोभिः॑ । अ॒त्ऽभिः ॥वीती । जनस्य । दिव्यस्य । कव्यैः । अधि । सुवानः । नहुष्येभिः । इन्दुः । प्र । यः । नृभिः । अमृतः । मर्त्येभिः । मर्मृजानः । अविभिः । गोभिः । अत्भिः ॥vītī | janasya | divyasya | kavyaiḥ | adhi | suvānaḥ | nahuṣyebhiḥ | induḥ | pra | yaḥ | nṛ-bhiḥ | amṛtaḥ | martyebhiḥ | marmṛjānaḥ | avi-bhiḥ | gobhiḥ | at-bhiḥ

वीतीthe (ritual) feast / refreshment / pursuit
वीती:
Kartā (वाक्ये मुख्यविषयः) / Adhikaraṇa (भावार्थे ‘in the feast’)
TypeNoun
Rootवीति- (प्रातिपदिक; √वे/√वी ‘to go, pursue’ > ‘pursuit/refreshment/feast’)
जनस्यof the people
जनस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootजन- (प्रातिपदिक)
दिव्यस्यdivine, heavenly
दिव्यस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘heavenly, divine’)
कव्यैःwith/through the seers (poets)
कव्यैः:
Karaṇa (instrument/agency: ‘by/with the poets’)
TypeNoun
Rootकव्य- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sage/poet, inspired’)
अधिupon, over; in/at
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa/Upapada (preverbial/local sense ‘over, upon, in addition’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सुवानःbeing pressed, pressing forth (Soma)
सुवानः:
Kartā (इन्दोः विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√सु (सुनोति ‘to press/express Soma’) + शानच्
नहुष्येभिःwith the Nahushyas
नहुष्येभिः:
Karaṇa (with/by the Nahushyas)
TypeNoun
Rootनहुष्य- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Nahushya’, a clan/descendants of Nahusha)
इन्दुःthe Soma (drop)
इन्दुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु- (प्रातिपदिक; Soma-drop)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
Upasarga (direction/intensifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यःwho, which
यः:
Kartā (relative pronoun)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नृभिःwith men, by heroes
नृभिः:
Karaṇa/सहकारक (with men)
TypeNoun
Rootनृ- (प्रातिपदिक ‘man, hero’)
अमृतःimmortal
अमृतः:
Kartā (as predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत- (प्रातिपदिक ‘immortal’)
मर्त्येभिःwith mortals
मर्त्येभिः:
Karaṇa/सहकारक (among/with mortals)
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantive)
Rootमर्त्य- (प्रातिपदिक ‘mortal’)
मर्मृजानःcleansing, purifying (himself)
मर्मृजानः:
Kartā (self-descriptive: ‘cleansing himself/being cleansed’)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√मृज् (मार्जति ‘to wipe/cleanse, purify’) + शानच्; (वेदिक पुनरुक्ति-रूप ‘मर्मृज्’)
अविभिःwith sheep (i.e., with wool/filters)
अविभिः:
Karaṇa (with sheep’s wool/with sheep)
TypeNoun
Rootअवि- (प्रातिपदिक ‘sheep/ewe’)
गोभिःwith cows
गोभिः:
Karaṇa (with cows / with cow-products, metaphorically with rays)
TypeNoun
Rootगो- (प्रातिपदिक ‘cow’)
अद्भिःwith waters
अद्भिः:
Karaṇa (with waters)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/अद्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘water’)