Rig Veda 8.9.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 9, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.9
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Aśvinau; Soma also invoked as offering-substance
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ नूनमश्विनोॠषिः स्तोमं चिकेत वामया । आ सोमं मधुमत्तमं घर्मं सिञ्चादथर्वणि ॥
Transliteration
ā nūnám aśvínoḥ ṛ́ṣiḥ stómaṃ ciketa vāmayā́ | ā sómaṃ mádhumattamaṃ gharmáṃ siñcād átharvaṇi ||
Translation
Niech teraz wieszcz Aświnów przebudzi hymn dla was z radosną mocą; i niech wyleje Somę, najbardziej miodną, ciepłą ofiarę libacyjną, w sposób atharvański, z właściwą wiedzą ognia.
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
नूनम्now; indeed
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
अश्विनोthe two Aśvins
अश्विनो:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋषिःseer; sage
ऋषिः:
Kartā (सहकर्तृ/समनाधिकरण: अश्विनो … ऋषिः)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमम्hymn; praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
चिकेतhas perceived; takes notice
चिकेत:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु) / cit ‘to perceive, notice’
वाम्for you two; of you two
वाम्:
Sampradāna (लाभार्थ/प्राप्त्यर्थ: ‘for you two’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अयाby this; with this
अया:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / aya- (वैदिक निर्देश)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
सोमम्Soma (juice)
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमत्तमम्most honey-sweet; sweetest
मधुमत्तमम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (superlative)
घर्मम्hot drink/oblation; gharmá
घर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
सिञ्चात्let (him) pour; may he pour
सिञ्चात्:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसिच् (धातु) / sic ‘to pour, sprinkle’
अथर्वणिin/at Atharvan (the Atharvan-priest/lineage)
अथर्वणि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअथर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
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