Rig Veda 9.110.8: Mandala 9, Sukta 110, Mantra 8
Sukta 9.110
Rishi: Pavam01na Soma hymn tradition (RV 9.110; specific r 63i not supplied here)
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Indra as emergent power in the verse)
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; standard for many Pavamāna verses—needs confirm by pada count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दिवः पीयूषं पूर्व्यं यदुक्थ्यं महो गाहाद्दिव आ निरधुक्षत । इन्द्रमभि जायमानं समस्वरन् ॥
Transliteration
diváḥ pīyū́ṣaṃ pūrvyáṃ yád ukthyàṃ mahó gāhā́d divá ā́ nír adhukṣata | índram abhí jā́yamānaṃ sám asvaran ||
Translation
From the heaven they have milked out the ancient nectar, that which is worthy of the hymn, from the vast depth of heaven; and as Indra is being born in us, the powers gather and sound together in affirmation.
Word by Word
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ ‘स्वर्ग’)
पीयूषम्nectar, sweet juice
पीयूषम्:
कर्म (object)
TypeNoun
Rootपीयूष (प्रातिपदिक)
पूर्व्यम्ancient, primeval
पूर्व्यम्:
कर्म (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पूर्व’ से)
यत्which
यत्:
कर्म (relative object)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उक्थ्यम्praiseworthy, fit for hymns
उक्थ्यम्:
कर्म (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्थ्य (प्रातिपदिक; उक्थ ‘स्तुति’ से)
महोgreat, mighty
महो:
विशेषण (intensifier/qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
गाहात्from the depth, from the plunge (deep place)
गाहात्:
अपादान (source/ablative)
TypeNoun
Rootगाह (प्रातिपदिक; ‘गाह’ = गह्वर/अवगाह/गह्वर-स्थान, ‘depth’)
दिवःof heaven
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: दिव्/द्यौ)
आtowards, forth
आ:
क्रियाविशेषण (directional)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
निर्out, forth
निर्:
क्रियाविशेषण (separative/out)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिर् (उपसर्ग)
अधुक्षतthey milked out / drew forth
अधुक्षत:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (धातु; ‘दुग्धि’), उपसर्ग: आ-निर्
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म (object of अभि/सम्-स्वरन्)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
क्रियाविशेषण (towards)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जायमानम्being born, coming into being
जायमानम्:
कर्म (object-qualifier)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootजन् (धातु) → जायमान (वर्तमान कृदन्त, शानच्)
सम्together, in unison
सम्:
क्रियाविशेषण (together/fully)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अस्वरन्they sounded, sang, raised a chant
अस्वरन्:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्वर्/स्वृ (धातु; ‘स्वरति’ = ध्वनति/गायति), उपसर्ग: सम्
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