Rig Veda 7.90.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 90, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.90
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for RV 7.90)
Devata: Vāyu (often paired with Indra in soma setting; dual vām suggests a dyad)
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; long pādas typical of Jagatī in soma invitations)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र वीरया शुचयो दद्रिरे वामध्वर्युभिर्मधुमन्तः सुतासः । वह वायो नियुतो याह्यच्छा पिबा सुतस्यान्धसो मदाय ॥
Transliteration
prá vīra-yā́ śúcayo dadrire vām adhvaryúbhir mádhu-mantaḥ sutā́saḥ | váha vāyo ni-yúto yā́hy ácchā píbā sutásyā́ndhaso mádāya ||
Translation
प्र वीरया शुचयो दद्रिरे वामध्वर्युभिर्मधुमन्तः सुतासः । वह वायो नियुतो याह्यच्छा पिबा सुतस्यान्धसो मदाय ॥
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
वीरयाwith/through (your) manly power/heroic strength
वीरया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवीर (prātipadika)
शुचयःthe bright/pure ones
शुचयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootशुचि (prātipadika)
दद्रिरेhave run/streamed forth
दद्रिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदृ (धातु; Vedic perfect/reduplicated)
वाम्of you two (O Indra–Vāyu / the two gods)
वाम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (pronoun)
अध्वर्युभिःby the adhvaryu-priests
अध्वर्युभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर्यु (prātipadika)
मधुमन्तःhoneyed, sweet
मधुमन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमन्त् (prātipadika)
सुतासःthe pressed (soma-draughts)
सुतासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (kṛdanta used substantively)
Rootसुत (PPP from √सु ‘to press’)
वहcarry! bring!
वह:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु)
वायोO Vāyu
वायो:
—
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootवायु (prātipadika)
नियुतःthe yoked teams (of horses), niyuts
नियुतः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनियुत् (prātipadika)
याहिcome, go
याहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
अच्छाhither, towards (us)
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (indeclinable)
पिबdrink!
पिब:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
सुतस्यof the pressed (soma)
सुतस्य:
—
TypeNoun (kṛdanta)
Rootसुत (PPP from √सु)
अन्धसःof the soma-juice, of the draught
अन्धसः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (prātipadika)
मदायfor exhilaration, for intoxication
मदाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमद (prātipadika)
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