Mantra 9
Sukta 47
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ब्रह्माणस्त्वा वयं युजा सोमपामिन्द्र सोमिनः । सुतावन्तो हवामहे
IAST Transliteration
bráhmāṇas tvā vayáṃ yujā́ sómapā índra somínaḥ | sutā́vanto havāmahe
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
With sacred spells we yoke thee—Soma-drinker, O Indra—(we) Soma-possessors; having pressed, we invoke thee.
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणाःthe Brahmins / priests
ब्राह्मणाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
युजाas a companion / in companionship
युजा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयुज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘युज्’ = companion/associate)
सोमपाःSoma-drinkers
सोमपाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोमपा (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पा ‘drinker’)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमिनःthose possessing Soma / Soma-offerers
सोमिनः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसोमिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतावन्तःhaving pressed Soma
सुतावन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसुतावत् (प्रातिपदिक; सुत ‘pressed (Soma)’ + वत्)
हवामहेwe invoke / we call upon
हवामहे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootह्वा (धातु; √ह्वा ‘to call/invoke’)
Attribution
Rishi: RV-derived (as in AV 20).
Devata: Indra.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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