Rig Veda 9.23.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 23, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.23
Rishi: Uncertain/Traditional: Soma Pavamāna seers
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Soma in the act of purification), with explicit orientation to Indra and the Devās
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्राय सोम पवसे देवेभ्यः सधमाद्यः । इन्दो वाजं सिषाससि ॥
Transliteration
índrāya soma pavase devébhyáḥ sadhámādyaḥ | índo vā́jaṃ sisāsasi ||
Translation
सोम, तुम इंद्र के लिए बह रहे हो। देवता लोग भी इससे खुश हैं। तुम हम में ताकत और जीत लाना चाहते हो।
Word by Word
इन्द्रायto/for Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पवसेyou purify yourself / you flow (as purified)
पवसे:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु; पुनाति/पवते ‘to purify, to flow/clarify’)
देवेभ्यःto/for the gods
देवेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सधमाद्यः(as) the companion in the common exhilaration / sharing the same revel
सधमाद्यः:
कर्तृ (विशेष्य-सम्बन्धेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootसधमाद्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सध’ + ‘माद्य’)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma-drop)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजम्strength / prize / (victory-)booty
वाजम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
सिषाससिyou desire/seek (to win/obtain)
सिषाससि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootसन्/षन् (धातु; ‘to seek, desire’; desiderative formation)
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