Rig Veda 9.108.15: Mandala 9, Sukta 108, Mantra 15
Sukta 9.108
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (for Indra)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्राय सोम पातवे नृभिर्यतः स्वायुधो मदिन्तमः । पवस्व मधुमत्तमः ॥
Transliteration
índrāya soma pātáve nṛ́bhir yatáḥ svā́yudho madíntamaḥ | páv asva mádhu-mattamaḥ ||
Translation
เพื่อให้อินทระเสวย โสมะเอ๋ย ผู้ถูกผู้แสวงหาทั้งหลายเร่งเร้า—ผู้มีอาวุธในตน ผู้มึนเมายิ่งที่สุด—จงชำระตนให้บริสุทธิ์ จงเป็นผู้หวานดุจน้ำผึ้งยิ่งที่สุดในความรื่นรมย์.
Word by Word
इन्द्रायto/for Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पातवेfor the drinker (i.e., for Indra as drinker)
पातवे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (agent) / Epithet
Rootपा (धातु) → पातृ/पातु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक ‘पातृ’/‘पातु’ = drinker)
नृभिःby/with men (heroes)
नृभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक)
यतःfrom where; whence
यतः:
अपादान (भावार्थे) / सम्बन्धसूचक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयतस् (अव्यय; from pronominal base य-)
स्वायुधःhaving one’s own weapon; self-armed
स्वायुधः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्) / कर्ता-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
मदिन्तमःmost exhilarating / most intoxicating
मदिन्तमः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्) / कर्ता-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootमदिन् (प्रातिपदिक; from √मद् ‘to be exhilarated/intoxicated’) + तमप्
पवस्वpurify yourself; flow clear
पवस्व:
क्रिया (आज्ञा); कर्ता = सोम
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) ‘to purify, to flow (as Soma)’
मधुमत्तमःmost honeyed; sweetest
मधुमत्तमः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम्) / कर्ता-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootमधुमत् (प्रातिपदिक ‘honey-sweet, full of sweetness’) + तमप्
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