Rig Veda 9.63.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 63, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.63
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma hymns (traditional attribution varies)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (linked to Indra, Vishnu, Vayu as recipient powers)
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुत इन्द्राय विष्णवे सोमः कलशे अक्षरत् । मधुमाँ अस्तु वायवे ॥
Transliteration
sutá indrā́ya víṣṇave sómaḥ kalaśé akṣarat | mádhu-māṃ astu vā́yave ||
Translation
ସୁତ (ନିଷ୍ପୀଡିତ) ସୋମ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର ଓ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ପାଇଁ କଳଶରେ ଝରି ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲା; ବାୟୁ ପାଇଁ ସେ ମଧୁମୟ ହେଉ—ପ୍ରାଣର ବିଶାଳ ଗତିକୁ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ମିଠା ଆନନ୍ଦ ହୋଇ।
Word by Word
सुतःpressed (Soma), the pressed one
सुतः:
कर्तृ (Kartā) — of ‘अक्षरत्’
TypeAdjective (past passive participle used substantively)
Root√सु (सुते) / सुत- (ppp)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna) — recipient
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र-
विष्णवेfor Viṣṇu
विष्णवे:
सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna) — recipient
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootविष्णु-
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ (Kartā) — apposition to ‘सुतः’, agent of ‘अक्षरत्’
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-
कलशेin/into the vessel (jar)
कलशे:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa) — locus
TypeNoun
Rootकलश-
अक्षरत्flowed, streamed
अक्षरत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√क्षर् (क्षरति)
मधुमान्honeyed, sweet
मधुमान्:
प्रेडिकेटिव विशेषण — of implied ‘सः/सोमः’ with ‘अस्तु’
TypeAdjective
Rootमधु- + -मान् (possessive)
अस्तुlet (him/it) be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्ति)
वायवेfor Vāyu
वायवे:
सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna) — recipient
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवायु-
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