Rig Veda 9.51.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 51, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.51
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तव त्य इन्दो अन्धसो देवा मधोर्व्यश्नते । पवमानस्य मरुतः ॥
Transliteration
táva tyá índo ándhaso devā́ mádhor ví aśnate | pávamānasya marútaḥ ||
Translation
Wahai Indu (Soma), dari sari-perasanmu itu para dewa mengecap kenikmatan yang bermadu; dan para Marut pun turut (mendapat bagian) dari aliran yang menyucikan diri.
Word by Word
तवof you / your
तव:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) → तव
त्येthose
त्ये:
कर्तृ (with following verb)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootत्य (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative address)
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्धसःof the Soma-juice / of the pressed draught
अन्धसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मधोःof sweetness / of honey (i.e., sweet Soma)
मधोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, widely, fully (intensifying the verb)
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
अश्नतेthey partake / enjoy
अश्नते:
क्रिया (with देवाः as kartā; genitives as source/possessed object)
TypeVerb
Rootअश् (अश्नोति) ‘to eat, partake’
पवमानस्यof the Pavamāna (purifying Soma)
पवमानस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet of Soma)
Rootपवमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’ → पवमान ‘being purified/flowing clear’)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
कर्तृ (elliptical: ‘(also) the Maruts (partake)’) / or apposition to देवाः
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
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