Rig Veda 6.60.9: Mandala 6, Sukta 60, Mantra 9
Sukta 6.60
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indrāgnī
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ताभिरा गच्छतं नरोपेदं सवनं सुतम् । इन्द्राग्नी सोमपीतये ॥
Transliteration
tā́bhir ā́ gácchataṃ narópedáṃ sávanam sutám | indrā́gnī sómapītaye ||
Translation
With those harnessed powers come here, O heroic ones, to this pressed Soma at the offering-session, O Indra and Agni, for the drinking of delight.
Word by Word
ताभिःwith those (f.)
ताभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → ता-
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गच्छतम्come (you two)!
गच्छतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
नरौ(you) two men (i.e., the two gods)
नरौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
उपnear, unto
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
इदम्this
इदम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सवनम्Soma-pressing, libation-session
सवनम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (प्रातिपदिक; √सु/√सव ‘to press/prepare Soma’)
सुतम्pressed (Soma)
सुतम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (past passive participle)
Rootसुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सु ‘to press’ + क्त)
इन्द्राग्नीO Indra and Agni
इन्द्राग्नी:
सम्प्रदान (आह्वान-लक्ष्यौ)
TypeNoun (dual deity-compound)
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि (समासः: द्वन्द्व, देवताद्वय)
सोमपीतयेfor Soma-drinking
सोमपीतये:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-पीति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘Soma-drinking’ < √पा ‘to drink’ + क्तिन्/ति)
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