Rig Veda 9.51.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 51, Mantra 3

Sukta 9.51

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Indu)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

तव त्य इन्दो अन्धसो देवा मधोर्व्यश्नते । पवमानस्य मरुतः ॥

Transliteration

táva tyá índo ándhaso devā́ mádhor ví aśnate | pávamānasya marútaḥ ||

Translation

O Indu (Soma), of that thy pressing-essence the gods taste out the honeyed delight; and the Maruts too (share) of the self-purifying flow.

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Word by Word

• तव: of you / your
• तव: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) → तव

• त्ये: those
• त्ये: कर्तृ (with following verb)
• Type: Pronoun (demonstrative)
• Root: त्य (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्दो: O Indu (Soma)
• इन्दो: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative address)
• Root: इन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)

• अन्धसः: of the Soma-juice / of the pressed draught
• अन्धसः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्धस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• मधोः: of sweetness / of honey (i.e., sweet Soma)
• मधोः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, widely, fully (intensifying the verb)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग)

• अश्नते: they partake / enjoy
• अश्नते: क्रिया (with देवाः as kartā; genitives as source/possessed object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (अश्नोति) ‘to eat, partake’

• पवमानस्य: of the Pavamāna (purifying Soma)
• पवमानस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective/Noun (epithet of Soma)
• Root: पवमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √पू ‘to purify’ → पवमान ‘being purified/flowing clear’)

• मरुतः: the Maruts
• मरुतः: कर्तृ (elliptical: ‘(also) the Maruts (partake)’) / or apposition to देवाः
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)