Rig Veda 9.109.18: Mandala 9, Sukta 109, Mantra 18
Sukta 9.109
Rishi: Pavamāna seers.
Devata: Soma directed to Indra (Indra as primary beneficiary).
Chandas: Likely Jagatī (scan required).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र सोम याहीन्द्रस्य कुक्षा नृभिर्येमानो अद्रिभिः सुतः ॥
Transliteration
prá soma yāhī́ndrasya kukṣā́ nṛ́bhir yemānó ádribhiḥ sutáḥ ||
Translation
ఓ సోమా, ముందుకు సాగు—ఇంద్రుని కుక్షి వైపు; మానవ-శక్తులచే నడిపింపబడి, అద్రి (రాళ్లు) చేత పిండబడి. దీప్త బలాసనంలో ప్రవేశించు, అంతరంగ అడ్డంకులు చెదరిపోవునట్లు.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
याहिcome, go
याहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
कुक्षौin the belly/womb
कुक्षौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
नृभिःby/with men
नृभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
येमानःguiding/holding himself; being directed
येमानः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootयम् (धातु) → येमान (कृदन्त, present middle participle)
अद्रिभिःwith stones (press-stones)
अद्रिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतःpressed, expressed
सुतः:
Kartā (predicate to Soma)
TypeParticiple
Rootसु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त, past passive participle)
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