Rig Veda 9.107.5: Mandala 9, Sukta 107, Mantra 5
Sukta 9.107
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दुहान ऊधर्दिव्यं मधु प्रियं प्रत्नं सधस्थमासदत् । आपृच्छ्यं धरुणं वाज्यर्षति नृभिर्धूतो विचक्षणः ॥
Transliteration
duhāná ū́dhar divyáṃ mádhu priyáṃ pratnáṃ sadhástham ā́sadat | āpṛ́cchyaṃ dharúṇaṃ vājī́ arṣati nṛ́bhir dhūtó vi-cákṣaṇaḥ ||
Translation
दिव्य ऊधर दुहून—प्रिय मधु—तो प्राचीन सधस्थ (संयोग-आसन) प्राप्त करतो. दृढ आधार शोधीत, वाज्य (प्रेरक बल) प्रवाहित होतो; नरांच्या शक्तींनी धूत (शुद्ध) होऊन, विवेकात विचक्षण (दूरदृष्टी) ठरतो.
Word by Word
दुहानःmilking, drawing (forth)
दुहानः:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootदुह् (धातु) → दुह् + शानच्
ऊधःudder
ऊधः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootऊधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिव्यम्heavenly, divine
दिव्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुsweet drink, honey (Soma)
मधु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियम्dear, pleasing
प्रियम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रत्नम्ancient, primeval
प्रत्नम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
सधस्थम्seat, common place/abode (ritual seat)
सधस्थम्:
कर्म/अधिकरण (गत्यर्थे लक्ष्य-स्थानम्)
TypeNoun
Rootसधस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
आसदत्sat down upon, reached
आसदत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√सद् (सद्) (धातु)
आपृच्छ्यम्to be asked/consulted, worth asking
आपृच्छ्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeVerbal adjective
Rootआ-√पृच्छ् (पृच्छ्) + यत् (gerundive)
धारुणम्firm, supporting, steadfast
धारुणम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootधारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजिprize-winning, swift; the racer
वाजि:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्षतिrushes, streams, moves swiftly
अर्षति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष्/अर्ष् (गत्यर्थ) (धातु)
नृभिःby men, with men
नृभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
धूतःshaken, purified (by shaking/straining)
धूतः:
कर्तृ (वाजि/सोमस्य विशेषण)
TypeParticiple
Root√धू (धातु) → धू + क्त
विचक्षणःclear-sighted, discerning
विचक्षणः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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Yogic Application
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