Rig Veda 9.67.18: Mandala 9, Sukta 67, Mantra 18
Sukta 9.67
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (directed to Vāyu as recipient)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते सुतासो मदिन्तमाः शुक्रा वायुमसृक्षत ॥
Transliteration
té sutā́so madín-tamāḥ śukrā́ vā́yum asṛkṣata ||
Translation
ते सुतासो मदिन्तमाः शुचयः शुक्रा वायुम् असृक्षत, यथा प्राणदेवः पवमानं रसं गृह्णीयात्।
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुतासःthe pressed Soma-drops
सुतासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootसुता- (√सु ‘to press/extract (Soma)’, क्त-प्रत्यय; ‘pressed/extracted’)
मदिन्-तमाःmost intoxicating
मदिन्-तमाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमदिन्- (मद् ‘intoxication/rapture’ + इन्; ‘intoxicating’) + तम (superlative)
शुक्राःbright/clear
शुक्राः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशुक्र- (‘bright, clear, shining’)
वायुम्Vāyu
वायुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवायु- (‘Wind-god Vāyu’)
असृक्षतthey sped/flowed toward; they set in motion
असृक्षत:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√सृज् (‘to let go, send forth, set in motion’)
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