Rig Veda 9.69.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 69, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.69
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उपो मतिः पृच्यते सिच्यते मधु मन्द्राजनी चोदते अन्तरासनि । पवमानः संतनिः प्रघ्नतामिव मधुमान्द्रप्सः परि वारमर्षति ॥
Transliteration
úpo matíḥ pṛ́cyate sicyate mádhu mandrā́janī codate antárā́sani | pávamānaḥ santaníḥ prághnatām-iva mádhumān drápsaḥ pári vā́ram arṣati ||
Translation
उपो मतिः पृच्यते सिच्यते मधु; मन्द्राजनी चोदतेऽन्तरासनि। पवमानः सन्तनिः प्रघ्नतामिव मधुमान्द्रप्सः परि वारमर्षति॥
Word by Word
उपोnear, up to; (as preverb) toward
उपो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात) + उ
मतिःthought, hymn, intention
मतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमति- (√मन् ‘to think’)
पृच्यतेis mixed, becomes mingled
पृच्यते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पृच् (पृच्यति) ‘to mix, to be mingled’
सिच्यतेis poured, is sprinkled
सिच्यते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√सिच् ‘to pour, to sprinkle; to be poured’
मधुsweet drink; honey; Soma-juice
मधु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमधु-
मन्द्राजनीgladdening, rousing/impelling
मन्द्राजनी:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्द्र- + अजनī (√अज्/√अञ्ज् ‘to drive/impel; to anoint’ → अजनī ‘impelling/rousing (f.)’)
चोदतेis impelled; sets in motion
चोदते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√चुद्/चोद् ‘to impel, urge’
अन्तराbetween, in the midst
अन्तरा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तर (अव्यय/उपसर्गीय प्रयोग) अथवा ‘अन्तरा’ अव्यय
असनिin the (pressing-)stone/pressing-place; in the thunderbolt-like (pressing) (contextual)
असनि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअसनि-
पवमानःpurifying (Soma), flowing clear
पवमानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपवमान- (√पू ‘to purify’ → वर्तमान कृदन्त ‘purifying, flowing’)
संतनिःcontinuous stream, unbroken flow
संतनिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसंतनि- (सम् + √तन् ‘to stretch/extend’ → ‘continuous stream/extension’)
प्रघ्नताम्(like) of those who smite/strike down
प्रघ्नताम्:
—
TypeVerb (participle used verbally) / Adjective
Rootप्र + √हन्/घ्ना ‘to strike, smite’ (घ्नत्- वर्तमान कृदन्त)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
मधुमान्honeyed, sweet; rich in Soma-sweetness
मधुमान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत्-
द्रप्सःdrop; (Soma-)drop
द्रप्सः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्रप्स-
परिaround, about
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वारम्wool/strainer (filter)
वारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवार-
अर्षतिflows, streams
अर्षति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष्/अर्ष् ‘to flow, move swiftly’
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