Rig Veda 1.9.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 1
Sukta 1.9
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (traditional attribution for RV 1.9)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables; standard for many early Indra-invocations)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रेहि मत्स्यन्धसो विश्वेभिः सोमपर्वभिः । महाँ अभिष्टिरोजसा ॥
Transliteration
índrehi matsy ándhaso víśvebhiḥ somapárvabhiḥ | mahā́m abhíṣṭir ójasā ||
Translation
インドラよ、来たれ。あらゆるソーマの高揚の段（パルヴァ）を通して、その精髄を深く飲め。汝は力によって、勝利の成就へと至らしめる広大なる威力である。
Word by Word
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इहिcome!
इहि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु; गत्यर्थ)
मत्सिbe exhilarated / drink with delight
मत्सि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु; हर्ष/मद/तृप्त्यर्थ)
अन्धसःof the soma-juice
अन्धसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) — ‘of’
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वेभिःwith all
विश्वेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (सर्व/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमपर्वभिःwith the soma-pressings / soma-rites
सोमपर्वभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसोमपर्वन् (समास: सोम + पर्वन्)
महान्great
महान्:
कर्तृ (विशेषण-रूपेण) / विधेय-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिष्टिःhelp, aid, succor
अभिष्टिः:
कर्तृ (विधेय) / नामवाचक
TypeNoun
Rootअभिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
ओजसाwith strength / by might
ओजसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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