Rig Veda 9.62.21: Mandala 9, Sukta 62, Mantra 21

Sukta 9.62

Rishi: Jamadagni (traditional attribution within Soma Pavamāna sequences; verse 24 explicitly names Jamadagni, supporting family attribution here)

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Soma in the act of purification/flowing)

Chandas: Jagatī (probable for this section of RV 9; requires metrical verification against full pada syllable count)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नः सोमं पवित्र आ सृजता मधुमत्तमम् । देवेभ्यो देवश्रुत्तमम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 9.62.21

Transliteration

ā naḥ sómaṃ pavítra ā sṛ́jatā mádhumattamam | devébhyo devaśrúttamam ||

Translation

Lepaskan bagi kami Soma ke dalam penapis (pavitra); curahkanlah ia, yang paling kaya madu, yang paling didengar para dewa, supaya para dewa menerimanya dan menyahut.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, unto
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• नः: for us, our
• नः: Sampradāna (beneficiary/possessor) (contextual)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• सोमम्: Soma (the pressed/filtered soma)
• सोमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम-

• पवित्रे: in/through the strainer (filter)
• पवित्रे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र-

• आ: forth, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• सृजत: release, let flow
• सृजत: (implicit) Kartā = addressed agents (priests/pressers/filters)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सृज् (सृजति)

• मधुमत्तमम्: the most honey-sweet, most nectar-rich
• मधुमत्तमम्: Karma (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुमत्- (from मधु + मतुप्)

• देवेभ्यः: for the gods
• देवेभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-

• देवश्रुत्तमम्: most famed with/among the gods; most god-approved
• देवश्रुत्तमम्: Karma (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवश्रुत्- (देव + श्रुत् ‘heard/approved by the gods’)