Rig Veda 9.101.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 101, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.101
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Indra as primary recipient among gods)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुतासो मधुमत्तमाः सोमा इन्द्राय मन्दिनः । पवित्रवन्तो अक्षरन्देवान्गच्छन्तु वो मदाः ॥
Transliteration
sutā́so mádhumattamāḥ sómā índrāya mándinaḥ | pavítravanto akṣaran devā́n gacchantu vo mádāḥ ||
Translation
搾り出されたソーマ（Soma）たち、最も甘美に満ち、インドラ（Indra）を歓ばせるものよ。浄めの濾し（pavitra）を伴って流れよ—汝らの恍惚（mada）が神々へ赴かんことを。
Word by Word
सुतासःthe pressed (Soma-drops)
सुतासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (used adjectivally)
Rootसुत (√सु ‘to press, extract’ > past passive participle ‘pressed’)
मधुमत्तमाःmost honeyed / sweetest
मधुमत्तमाः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत् (मधु + मतुप्) + तमप्
सोमाःSoma (juices)
सोमाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
मन्दिनःgladdening / exhilarating
मन्दिनः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्दिन् (from √मन्द् ‘to rejoice, be exhilarated’)
पवित्रवन्तःhaving the filter (i.e., passing through the strainer)
पवित्रवन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootपवित्रवत् (पवित्र + मतुप् ‘possessing a filter/strainer’)
अक्षरन्(they) streamed / flowed
अक्षरन्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√क्षर् ‘to flow, stream’
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
गच्छन्तुlet (them) go / may (they) go
गच्छन्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम् ‘to go’
वःof you / your
वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
मदाःexhilarations / intoxicating draughts
मदाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमद (from √मद् ‘to be exhilarated, intoxicated’)
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