Rig Veda 9.99.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 99, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.99
Rishi: Pavamāna Soma seer tradition (variable Anukramaṇī attribution).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with explicit offering orientation to Indra)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh; verify by scansion.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुत इन्दो पवित्र आ नृभिर्यतो वि नीयसे । इन्द्राय मत्सरिन्तमश्चमूष्वा नि षीदसि ॥
Transliteration
sutá índo pavítra ā́ nṛ́bhir yató ví nīyase | índrāya matsaríntamaś camū́ṣv ā́ ní ṣīdasi ||
Translation
Pressed, O Indu, into the filter you are led by the human powers of action; most rousing to ecstasy, you come to rest in the bowls for Indra—so that the force of luminous mastery may drink.
Word by Word
सुतःpressed, expressed (Soma)
सुतः:
कर्तृ (विषयः) / विशेष्यः (इन्दोः)
TypeAdjective (past passive participle used substantively)
Root√सु (सुते) / सुत- (ppp)
इन्दोO Indu (Soma)
इन्दो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्दु-
पवित्रःthe strainer; purifying (one)
पवित्रः:
कर्तृ (विषयः) / विशेषणम्
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootपवित्र-
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootआ
नृभिःwith men, by men
नृभिः:
करण (सह/साधनभावः) / सहकर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootनृ-
यतःfrom where, whence
यतः:
अपादान
TypeIndeclinable (ablatival adverb)
Rootयतस्
विapart, forth
वि:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootवि
नीयसेthou art led / thou goest (are conducted)
नीयसे:
कर्मणि-भावः (गम्यते/नियते) ; कर्ता-अनुक्तः
TypeVerb
Root√नी (नयति) with वि-
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र-
मत्सरिन्तमःmost exhilarating, most intoxicating
मत्सरिन्तमः:
विशेषणम् (इन्दोः)
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootमत्सरिन्- (from √मद् ‘to be exhilarated’ > मत्सर ‘intoxication, rapture’) + तमप्
चमूषुin the cups/vessels
चमूषु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootचमू-
आtowards, into
आ:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootआ
निdown, in
नि:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootनि
षीदसिthou sittest down / settle in
षीदसि:
कर्तृ (इन्दुः)
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) with आ-नि-
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