Rig Veda 9.2.9: Mandala 9, Sukta 2, Mantra 9
Sukta 9.2
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Parjanya simile; Indra as goal)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्मभ्यमिन्दविन्द्रयुर्मध्वः पवस्व धारया । पर्जन्यो वृष्टिमाँ इव ॥
Transliteration
asmábhyam indav indrá-yur mádhvaḥ pavasva dhā́rayā | parjányo vṛ́ṣṭimān iva ||
Translation
われらのために、ああインドゥ（Indu）よ、インドラを慕う者よ、蜜のごとく甘く、絶えぬ流れとなって清め流れよ――雨に富むパルジャニヤ（Parjanya）のごとく。
Word by Word
अस्मभ्यम्to us / for us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दुO Indu (Soma-drop)
इन्दु:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु- (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रयुःIndra-seeking / going to Indra
इन्द्रयुः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्रयु- (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्र + यु ‘going/impelling toward’)
मध्वःof sweetness / of honey (mead)
मध्वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमधु- (प्रातिपदिक)
पवस्वpurify yourself / flow forth (as purified Soma)
पवस्व:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘to purify, to flow (as Soma)’
धारयाwith a stream / in a current
धारया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधारा- (प्रातिपदिक)
पर्जन्यःParjanya (rain-god)
पर्जन्यः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-वाक्ये)
TypeNoun
Rootपर्जन्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
वृष्टिमान्possessing rain / rain-bearing
वृष्टिमान्:
कर्तृ (उपमान-वाक्ये)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृष्टि- (प्रातिपदिक) + मतुप् (मान्)
इवlike / as
इव:
(उपमान-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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Chanting Notes
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