Rig Veda 9.67.16: Mandala 9, Sukta 67, Mantra 16
Sukta 9.67
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (for Indra)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पवस्व सोम मन्दयन्निन्द्राय मधुमत्तमः ॥
Transliteration
páv-asva soma mandáyan índrāya mádhu-mattamaḥ ||
Translation
Purify yourself, O Soma, gladdening Indra; become the most honey-rich—most intense in delight—for the Power that conquers within us.
Word by Word
पवस्वpurify thyself; flow forth (as Soma)
पवस्व:
— (finite verb/predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पवते) / √पु (पुनाति) ‘to purify, flow’
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana (addressed)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (prātipadika) < √सु ‘to press’ (Soma, the pressed juice/deity)
मन्दयन्gladdening; exhilarating
मन्दयन्:
Kartā (agent, describing Soma as the doer of ‘gladdening’)
TypeVerb (participle used adjectivally) / Adjective
Rootमन्दयन्त् (present active participle) < √मन्द् ‘to gladden, exhilarate’
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna (recipient/beneficiary)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (prātipadika)
मधुमत्तमःmost honeyed; sweetest; richest in sweetness
मधुमत्तमः:
Kartā (qualifier of the agent Soma)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमत्तम- (prātipadika) < मधु- ‘honey/sweetness’ + -मत् ‘possessing’ + तमप् (superlative)
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