Rig Veda 9.68.1: Mandala 9, Sukta 68, Mantra 1

Sukta 9.68

Devata: Soma Pavamāna (Soma in the act of self-purification)

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable for RV 9.68; requires pada-count verification per verse)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र देवमच्छा मधुमन्त इन्दवोऽसिष्यदन्त गाव आ न धेनवः । बर्हिषदो वचनावन्त ऊधभिः परिस्रुतमुस्रिया निर्णिजं धिरे ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 9.68.1

Transliteration

prá devám ácchā mádhumanta índavo ’síṣyadanta gā́va ā́ ná dhenávaḥ | barhiṣádo vacanā́vanta ū́dhabhiḥ parisrútam usríyā nírṇijaṃ dhire ||

Translation

Menuju Hadirat Ilahi, titisan-titisan Soma yang sarat madu meluru, laksana lembu—laksana lembu perah—berdesak pulang ke kandangnya. Kuasa-kuasa yang duduk di atas barhis, kaya dengan sabda, menegakkan dengan ambingnya sinar yang mengalir dari Sinar-sinar pencerah—pakaian terangnya, kesucian.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• देवम्: the god (here: Soma as divine)
• देवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (prātipadika)

• अच्छा: towards, unto
• अच्छा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अच्छा (avyaya)

• मधुमन्तः: honeyed, sweet (with mead/juice)
• मधुमन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुमन्त् (adj. prātipadika)

• इन्दवः: drops (of Soma), Soma-juices
• इन्दवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्दु (prātipadika)

• असिष्यदन्त: they streamed/flowed
• असिष्यदन्त: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्यन्द् (dhātu) with preverb आ-?; Vedic intensive/iterative formation

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (prātipadika)

• आ: to, hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga/avyaya)

• न: like, as
• न: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (avyaya)

• धेनवः: milch-cows
• धेनवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (prātipadika)

• बर्हिषदः: barhis-sitters (the gods at the ritual grass)
• बर्हिषदः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: बर्हिषद् (prātipadika; bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa: ‘sitting on the barhis’)

• वचनावन्तः: possessing words/utterances (invoked with hymns)
• वचनावन्तः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वचनावत् (adj. prātipadika)

• ऊधभिः: with udders
• ऊधभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊधस् (prātipadika)

• परिस्रुतम्: flowing around, well-streamed
• परिस्रुतम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: परि-√स्रु (dhātu) → परिस्रुत (ppp)

• उस्रियाः: ruddy ones; (often) cows/dawns (here: cows)
• उस्रियाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: उस्रिया (prātipadika)

• निर्निजम्: garment, covering, bright robe (figuratively: sheen)
• निर्निजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्निज्/निर्णिज् (prātipadika)

• धिरे: they have set/placed, they put on
• धिरे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (dhātu)