Rig Veda 9.43.2: Mandala 9, Sukta 43, Mantra 2
Sukta 9.43
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Indra as recipient/assimilator)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तं नो विश्वा अवस्युवो गिरः शुम्भन्ति पूर्वथा । इन्दुमिन्द्राय पीतये ॥
Transliteration
táṃ no víśvā avasyúvo gíraḥ śúmbhanti pū́rva-thā́ | índum índrā́ya pītáye ||
Translation
愿那一位，为我等所求，诸般祈愿之歌如古昔之法而装饰之——此明净之滴（因度 Indu），奉与因陀罗（Indra）饮用，使那光辉威力之主在我等之中增长。
Word by Word
तम्him / that (Soma)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अवस्युवःdesirous of help/favor (seeking aid)
अवस्युवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअवस्यु (प्रातिपदिक; अवस् + यु)
गिरःsongs / hymns
गिरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
शुम्भन्तिadorn / make splendid
शुम्भन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशुभ् (धातु)
पूर्वथाas before / in the former manner
पूर्वथा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्वथा (अव्यय; पूर्व + था)
इन्दुम्the drop (Soma)
इन्दुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पीतयेfor drinking
पीतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (action noun)
Rootपीति (प्रातिपदिक; √पा ‘to drink’ से भाव/क्रिया-नाम)
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