Rig Veda 9.11.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 11, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.11
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हस्तच्युतेभिरद्रिभिः सुतं सोमं पुनीतन । मधावा धावता मधु ॥
Transliteration
hásta-cyutebhir ádri-bhiḥ sutáṃ sómaṃ punītana | mádhāvā dhāvatā mádhu ||
Translation
手にすべりやすい搾り石（アドリ）によって、搾られたソーマ（Soma）を浄めよ。甘美なる者よ、走り流れて甘露へと入り、みずからの歓喜のうちに歓喜となれ。
Word by Word
हस्तच्युतेभिःwith (stones) that slip from the hand / hand-slipped
हस्तच्युतेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootहस्तच्युत (हस्त + √च्युत/च्यु ‘to fall, slip’; prātipadika) अथवा बहुव्रीहि-विशेषण
अद्रिभिःwith the pressing-stones
अद्रिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘stone, pressing-stone’
सुतम्the pressed (one)
सुतम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√सु (सुनोति) ‘to press, extract’ → सुत (PPP) ‘pressed’
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनीतनpurify (you all)!
पुनीतन:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पुनाति) ‘to purify’
मधावाthe honeyed one / sweet Soma
मधावा:
कर्ता
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमधावन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘honey-possessing, sweet’
धावतrun/flow!
धावत:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√धाव् ‘to run, flow, rush’
मधुsweetness / honey
मधु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक) ‘honey, sweetness’
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