Rig Veda 9.12.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 12, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.12
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र वाचमिन्दुरिष्यति समुद्रस्याधि विष्टपि । जिन्वन्कोशं मधुश्चुतम् ॥
Transliteration
prá vā́cam índur iṣyati samudrásyādhi viṣṭápi | jínvan kóśaṃ madhu-ścútam ||
Translation
चमकदार सोम शब्द भेज रहा है, समुंदर के ऊपर से। वो एक बर्तन को जगा रहा है जिसमें शहद टपक रहा है। इससे बोलने की शक्ति और समझ दोनों बढ़ रही है।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
वाचम्speech, voice
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच् (स्त्री) < √वच्
इन्दुःIndu (Soma), the drop
इन्दुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (पुं) < √इन्द्/इन्दु (सोम)
ऋष्यतिmoves/flows, rushes
ऋष्यति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष् (ऋष्यति)
समुद्रस्यof the ocean
समुद्रस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (पुं)
अधिupon, over
अधि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/उपपद-अव्यय)
विष्टपिon the (heavenly) seat/region
विष्टपि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविष्टपि (नपुं) < *वि-स्तपि/विष्टप (cosmic seat/region)
जिन्वन्quickening, invigorating
जिन्वन्:
Kartā (as qualifier of the subject)
TypeParticiple
Root√जिव्/जि (जिन्वति)
कोशम्vessel, cask, receptacle
कोशम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकोश (पुं)
मधुश्चुतम्honey-dripping, sweet-flowing
मधुश्चुतम्:
Karma (as qualifier of the object)
TypeAdjective (past participial compound)
Rootमधु-च्युत (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय) < मधु + √च्युत्/√च्यु (to drip)
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