Rig Veda 9.72.4: Mandala 9, Sukta 72, Mantra 4
Sukta 9.72
Rishi: Soma-Pavamāna tradition (Book 9).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (for Indra)
Chandas: Likely Jagatī (to be metrically confirmed).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नृधूतो अद्रिषुतो बर्हिषि प्रियः पतिर्गवां प्रदिव इन्दुॠत्वियः । पुरंधिवान्मनुषो यज्ञसाधनः शुचिर्धिया पवते सोम इन्द्र ते ॥
Transliteration
nṛdhū́to ádriṣuto barhíṣi priyáḥ pátir gávāṃ pradíva índur ṛ́tviyaḥ | puraṃdhivā́n mánuṣo yajñá-sādhanaḥ śúcir dhiyā́ pavate sóma indra te ||
Translation
नृधूतो अद्रिषुतो बर्हिषि प्रियः पतिर्गवां प्रदिव इन्दुऋत्वियः। पुरंधिवान्मनुषो यज्ञसाधनः शुचिर्धिया पवते सोम इन्द्र ते॥
Word by Word
नृधूतःshaken/cleansed by men (i.e., by the pressers)
नृधूतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootनृ- (प्रातिपदिक) + धूत (√धू ‘कम्पने/धुनने’, क्त) समासः
अद्रिषुतःpressed by the stones
अद्रिषुतः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्रि- (प्रातिपदिक ‘ग्रावन्/सोमपेषणशिला’) + सुत (√सु ‘सवने/प्रसवने’, क्त) समासः
बर्हिषिon the sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिषि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रियःdear, beloved
प्रियः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिःlord, master
पतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपति (प्रातिपदिक)
गवाम्of cows (of kine; of rays/wealth)
गवाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रदिवःof the highest heaven / of the upper sky
प्रदिवः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिव् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘उच्च/परं दिवम्’)
इन्दुःthe drop (Soma)
इन्दुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋत्वियःritual, belonging to the rite/season (fit for sacrifice)
ऋत्वियः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋत्विय (प्रातिपदिक; ‘ऋतु-सम्बद्ध/यज्ञीय’)
पुरंधिवान्possessing abundance/bounty
पुरंधिवान्:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरंधि (प्रातिपदिक ‘समृद्धि/दान-सम्पत्ति’) + वत् (मतुप्/वतुप्) प्रत्यय
मनुषःof Manu (i.e., of mankind/Manu’s)
मनुषः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक) → मनुष (वेद. रूप)
यज्ञसाधनःaccomplishing the sacrifice
यज्ञसाधनः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) + साधन (√साध् ‘सिद्धौ/साधने’, ल्युट्/अन) समासः
शुचिःbright, pure
शुचिः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootशुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
धियाwith (sacred) thought/insight
धिया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक)
पवतेpurifies/flows (as purified)
पवते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते; ‘शुद्धौ/पवने’) आत्मनेपद
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you / to you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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