Rig Veda 9.75.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 75, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.75
Rishi: Soma-pavamāna seer tradition (Mandala 9)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Indra invoked as the giver activated by Soma)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
परि सोम प्र धन्वा स्वस्तये नृभिः पुनानो अभि वासयाशिरम् । ये ते मदा आहनसो विहायसस्तेभिरिन्द्रं चोदय दातवे मघम् ॥
Transliteration
pári soma prá dhanvā svastáye nṛ́bhiḥ punānáḥ abhí vāsayāśíram | yé te mádā āhanáso víhāyasas tébhir índraṃ codaya dā́tave mágham ||
Translation
ソーマよ、われらの安寧のために四方にめぐり流れ出でよ。人の諸力によって浄められつつ、豊かな祝福（āśis）をもってわれらを覆え。汝のその恍惚の力――障碍を撃つ者、内なる広空を遍く翔ける者――によって、インドラを促し、強大な富を与えしめよ。
Word by Word
परिaround, all around
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
धन्वाrun/stream forth
धन्वा:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootधन्व् (धातु; धन्वति/धन्वते ‘to run/stream, to rush’—Vedic)
स्वस्तयेfor well-being, for welfare
स्वस्तये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
नृभिःby/with men (worshippers)
नृभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
पुनानःbeing purified, purifying himself
पुनानः:
कर्तृ
TypeParticiple
Rootपू (धातु) → पुनान (शानच्)
अभिtowards, upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वासयmake (it) fragrant/imbue, clothe
वासय:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootवासय् (णिजन्त; √वस् ‘to clothe/dwell’ → ‘to cause to clothe, to perfume/imbue’—Vedic)
आशिरम्the (milk-)mixture/libation
आशिरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआशिर्/आशिस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘mixture, libation; blessing’—Vedic)
येwho, which (those)
ये:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मदाःintoxicating draughts/raptures
मदाः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
आहनसःsmiting, battle-winning
आहनसः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआ-हन् (धातु) → आहनस (प्रातिपदिक/विशेषण; ‘smiting, striking’—Vedic)
विहायसःsky-ranging, lofty
विहायसः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootविहायस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sky, airy space’)
तेभिःwith those
तेभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चोदयimpel, urge
चोदय:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootचुद् (धातु) → चोदय (णिजन्त)
दातवेto give
दातवे:
प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य
TypeInfinitive
Rootदा (धातु) → दातृ (तुमुन्/तवेन्-प्रत्यय; दातवे)
मघम्bounty, gift, largess
मघम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमघ (प्रातिपदिक)
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