Rig Veda 1.9.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 2

Sukta 1.9

Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (traditional attribution for RV 1.9)

Devata: Indra (receiver of Soma; empowered by Soma-ānanda)

Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

एमेनं सृजता सुते मन्दिमिन्द्राय मन्दिने । चक्रिं विश्वानि चक्रये ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.9.2

Transliteration

ā īm enam sṛjatā sute mandím índrāya mandíne | cakríṃ víśvāni cakráye ||

Translation

Lepaskanlah dia—Soma yang diperas ini, ekstasi—bagi Indra, Sang Pemberi Kegembiraan; lepaskan pula sang penggerak yang memutar segala sesuatu, bagi Cakra (Roda) karya Ṛta.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, forth
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग) / अव्यय

• इमेनम्: this one (him/it)
• इमेनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + एनम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सृजता: (you two) release / send forth
• सृजता: Kartā (आह्वानित कर्तृ) / क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु) ‘to let flow, release, create’

• सुते: in the pressed Soma
• सुते: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun (ritual term) / Adjective used substantively
• Root: सु (धातु) ‘to press (Soma)’ → सुत (कृदन्त) ‘pressed’

• मन्दिम्: the gladdening (draught/joy)
• मन्दिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दि- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘gladdening draught/joy; exhilaration’ (from √मन्द् ‘to rejoice, be glad’)

• इन्द्राय: for Indra
• इन्द्राय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: इन्द्र (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मन्दिने: for the gladdening one (Indra)
• मन्दिने: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Epithet
• Root: मन्दिन्- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘gladdening; rejoicing’ (agent/adjective from √मन्द्)

• चक्रिम्: the doer / the active one
• चक्रिम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Epithet
• Root: चक्रि- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘doer, maker; active/skillful’ (from √कृ ‘to do, make’; Vedic -i formation)

• विश्वानि: all (things)
• विश्वानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (सर्व/समस्त) (प्रातिपदिक)

• चक्रये: for the doer / maker
• चक्रये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun/Adjective (epithet)
• Root: चक्रि- / चक्रय- (प्रातिपदिक) ‘maker, doer’ (dative of an -i stem; Vedic dative sg often -ये)