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 ॥
Transliteration
prá devám ácchā mádhumanta índavo ’síṣyadanta gā́va ā́ ná dhenávaḥ | barhiṣádo vacanā́vanta ū́dhabhiḥ parisrútam usríyā nírṇijaṃ dhire ||
Translation
देवमच्छा मधुमन्त इन्दवः प्रासिष्यदन्त, गावो न धेनवो न स्वधाम प्रति। बर्हिषदो वचनावन्तः ऊधभिः परिस्रुतम् उस्रियाः (रश्मयः) निरञ्जनं निर्मलं च वस्त्रमिव न्यधुः।
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
देवम्the god (here: Soma as divine)
देवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (prātipadika)
अच्छाtowards, unto
अच्छा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छा (avyaya)
मधुमन्तःhoneyed, sweet (with mead/juice)
मधुमन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमन्त् (adj. prātipadika)
इन्दवःdrops (of Soma), Soma-juices
इन्दवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (prātipadika)
असिष्यदन्तthey streamed/flowed
असिष्यदन्त:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्यन्द् (dhātu) with preverb आ-?; Vedic intensive/iterative formation
गावःcows
गावः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगो (prātipadika)
आto, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga/avyaya)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (avyaya)
धेनवःmilch-cows
धेनवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (prātipadika)
बर्हिषदःbarhis-sitters (the gods at the ritual grass)
बर्हिषदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootबर्हिषद् (prātipadika; bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa: ‘sitting on the barhis’)
वचनावन्तःpossessing words/utterances (invoked with hymns)
वचनावन्तः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootवचनावत् (adj. prātipadika)
ऊधभिःwith udders
ऊधभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊधस् (prātipadika)
परिस्रुतम्flowing around, well-streamed
परिस्रुतम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootपरि-√स्रु (dhātu) → परिस्रुत (ppp)
उस्रियाःruddy ones; (often) cows/dawns (here: cows)
उस्रियाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootउस्रिया (prātipadika)
निर्निजम्garment, covering, bright robe (figuratively: sheen)
निर्निजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्निज्/निर्णिज् (prātipadika)
धिरेthey have set/placed, they put on
धिरे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (dhātu)
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