Rig Veda 9.69.7: Mandala 9, Sukta 69, Mantra 7
Sukta 9.69
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सिन्धोरिव प्रवणे निम्न आशवो वृषच्युता मदासो गातुमाशत । शं नो निवेशे द्विपदे चतुष्पदेऽस्मे वाजाः सोम तिष्ठन्तु कृष्टयः ॥
Transliteration
síndhor-iva pravaṇé nímna āśávo vṛ́ṣa-cyutā mádāso gātúm āśata | śáṃ no nivēśé dvi-padé catúṣ-padé ’smé vājā́ḥ soma tiṣṭhantu kṛ́ṣṭayaḥ ||
Translation
川が斜面を下って低地へと奔り込むように、牡牛より注がれた速き恍惚は、その道を得た。われらの住まいに安らぎあれ、二足にも四足にも。われらのうちに、ソーマ（Soma）よ、力の満ち満ちた豊穣が堅く立ち、諸族が定まりますように。
Word by Word
सिन्धोःof the river/stream
सिन्धोः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु-
इवlike, as
इव:
(comparative particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
प्रवणेin/on the slope, in the descent
प्रवणे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवण-
निम्नेin the low place, in the deep
निम्ने:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootनिम्न-
आशवःthe swift ones
आशवः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootआशु-
वृषच्युताःbull-impelled / rushing strongly
वृषच्युताः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृष-च्युत- (च्युत < √च्यु)
मदासःthe exhilarations, intoxications
मदासः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमद-
गातुम्a path, course
गातुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगातु-
आशतreached, attained
आशत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (अश्नुते) / Vedic: आश् ‘to reach’
शम्well, auspiciously
शम्:
(predicate adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम्
नःfor us, our
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध (for us / of us)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्-
निवेशेin the dwelling, settlement
निवेशे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootनिवेश-
द्विपदेin the two-footed (men)
द्विपदे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantive)
Rootद्विपद-
चतुष्पदेin the four-footed (cattle)
चतुष्पदे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun/Adjective (substantive)
Rootचतुष्पद-
अस्मेamong us, in us
अस्मे:
अधिकारण
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्-
वाजाःprizes, strengths, bounties
वाजाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवाज-
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसोम-
तिष्ठन्तुlet (them) stand/abide
तिष्ठन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√स्था
कृष्टयःthe peoples, communities
कृष्टयः:
कर्तृ (apposition to वाजाः / or co-subject)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्टि-
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