Rig Veda 9.17.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 17, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.17
Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in provided input
Devata: Soma Pavamāna
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; imperative + expansive cadence common in Soma hymns)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मधोर्धारामनु क्षर तीव्रः सधस्थमासदः । चारुॠताय पीतये ॥
Transliteration
mádhor dhā́rām ánu kṣara tīvráḥ sadha-sthám ā́ asadaḥ | cā́rur ṛtā́ya pītáye ||
Translation
จงไหลรินตามธารแห่งความหวาน; ผู้ทรงฤทธิ์แรงกล้า จงประทับ ณ ที่นั่งร่วมแห่งพิธีบูชา—งดงามเพื่อ ṛta (สัจธรรม/ระเบียบจักรวาล) เพื่อการดื่มของเหล่าเทพภายในเรา.
Word by Word
मधोःof sweetness / of honey
मधोः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु- (प्रातिपदिक)
धाराम्stream, flow
धाराम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधारा- (प्रातिपदिक; √धृ ‘धारण’ से)
अनुalong, after, following
अनु:
(क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्गार्थ) अनुगमन/अनुसरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
क्षरflow! / let (it) flow
क्षर:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√क्षर् (क्षरणे)
तीव्रःswift, sharp, strong
तीव्रः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतीव्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
सधस्थम्common seat, assembly-place, ritual station
सधस्थम्:
कर्म/गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः लक्ष्य (to a seat/place)
TypeNoun
Rootसधस्थ- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सह-स्थान’)
आसदःthe one who approaches/sits down; the arriver (Soma)
आसदः:
कर्तृ
TypeKṛdanta (agent-noun) / Noun
Root√सद् (सीदति/आसद् ‘उपवेशन-प्राप्तौ’); ‘आ-’ उपसर्ग; (कृदन्त/नामरूप ‘आसद्/आसदः’)
चारुpleasant, lovely
चारु:
(विशेषण; प्रायः कर्म/भाववाचकस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु- (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतायfor ṛta (cosmic order / rightness)
ऋताय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootऋत- (प्रातिपदिक)
पीतयेfor drinking, for the drink
पीतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपीति- (प्रातिपदिक; √पा ‘पाने’ से)
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