Rig Veda 9.16.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 16, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.16
Rishi: Kāṇva (general Soma Pavamāna attribution; verse-level varies)
Devata: Indra (as receiver/strengthener through Soma)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable in sequence; verify by metrical scan for critical work)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र त्वा नमोभिरिन्दव इन्द्र सोमा असृक्षत । महे भराय कारिणः ॥
Transliteration
prá tvā namóbhiḥ índava índra sómā asṛkṣata | mahé bhárāya kāríṇaḥ ||
Translation
ഹേ ഇന്ദ്രാ, നമസ്കാരകൃത്യങ്ങളാൽ സോമധാരകൾ നിന്റെ ദിശയിലേക്ക് മുന്നോട്ട് വിടപ്പെടുന്നു; അന്തർസ്ഥ ‘കാരിണ’ർ അവയെ മഹാഭാരത്തിനായി—ശക്തിയും പൂർത്തിയും വഹിക്കുന്ന വിശാല വഹനത്തിനായി—അയക്കുന്നു.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
त्वाyou (thee)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्)
नमोभिःwith obeisances, with salutations
नमोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनमस्
इन्दवःthe drops (of Soma)
इन्दवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(Sambodhana)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र
सोमाःSomas
सोमाः:
Kartā (apposition to इन्दवः)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
असृक्षतhave flowed/streamed forth
असृक्षत:
(Kriyā)
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
महेto the great (one)
महे:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहत्
भरायfor bearing/support; for the (ritual) offering/bringing
भराय:
Sampradāna (purpose/recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootभर
कारिणःthe doers, makers (active ones)
कारिणः:
Kartā (epithet of इन्दवः/सोमाः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootकारिन् (from √कृ, agent noun)
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
Not sure where to start?
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.
