Rig Veda 9.99.6: Mandala 9, Sukta 99, Mantra 6
Sukta 9.99
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seer tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies for RV 9.99).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; verify by metrical counting.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स पुनानो मदिन्तमः सोमश्चमूषु सीदति । पशौ न रेत आदधत्पतिर्वचस्यते धियः ॥
Transliteration
sá punānó madíntamaḥ sómaś camū́ṣu sīdati | paśáu na réta ā́-dadhat pátir vacasyate dhíyaḥ ||
Translation
清められ、歓喜において最も酔わせるそのソーマは、鉢（器）に鎮まる。生きものに種が置かれるように、内に据えられ—言葉の主として、思惟を実らせ、発語へと導く。
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
पुनानःpurifying (himself), being purified
पुनानः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√पू (पूञ्) ‘to purify’
मदिन्-तमःmost intoxicating
मदिन्-तमः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमदिन् (प्रातिपदिक ‘intoxicating’) + तमप्
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ (सः/पुनानः इत्यस्य समानाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
चमूषुin the vats/bowls (pressing-vessels)
चमूषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootचमू (प्रातिपदिक)
सीदतिsits/settles
सीदति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (षदँ) ‘to sit, settle’
पशौin/among the cattle
पशौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootपशु (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
रेतःseed, semen
रेतः:
कर्म/उपमेय (आदधत् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootरेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आदधत्placing, depositing
आदधत्:
कर्तृ (सोमः/सः)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootआ-√धा (डुधाञ्) ‘to place, put’
पतिःlord, master
पतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
वचस्यतेis praised / utters praise
वचस्यते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वचस्/वचस्य (denom.) ‘to utter praise, speak’
धियःthoughts, hymns (inspired insights)
धियः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘thought, insight’
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