Rig Veda 9.84.3: Mandala 9, Sukta 84, Mantra 3
Sukta 9.84
Rishi: Ascribed in RV 9 to Pavāmāna seers (exact attribution for 9.84 not resolved from provided excerpt).
Devata: Soma Pavamāna (with Indra explicitly energized)
Chandas: Likely Jagatī or Triṣṭubh (verify against full hymn).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ यो गोभिः सृज्यत ओषधीष्वा देवानां सुम्न इषयन्नुपावसुः । आ विद्युता पवते धारया सुत इन्द्रं सोमो मादयन्दैव्यं जनम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yó góbhīḥ sṛ́jyata óṣadhīṣv ā́ devā́nāṃ sumná iṣáyann upā́vasuḥ | ā́ vidyútā pavate dhā́rayā sutá índraṃ sómo mā́dayan daívyam jánam ||
Translation
那与光线同被放出者，入于诸草木生长之力中；推动诸神的福佑，作为近在而内在的财富。苏摩被压榨时，以电光之速沿着流注而净流；他使因陀罗欢醉，并振起我们内在的神圣之民。
Word by Word
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गोभिःwith cows (with cattle)
गोभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक)
सृज्यतेis released/let loose, streams forth
सृज्यते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
ओषधीषुamong the plants
ओषधीषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
सुम्नःfavour, grace
सुम्नः:
Kartā (in apposition/descriptor)
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
इषयन्impelling, setting in motion
इषयन्:
Kartā (qualifying ‘यः’)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootइष्
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
आवसुःhas come to dwell/has approached to abide
आवसुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootआ-वस् (धातु: वस् ‘to dwell/abide’, with उपसर्ग आ-)
आforth, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
विद्युताwith lightning, by lightning
विद्युता:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootविद्युत् (प्रातिपदिक)
पवतेpurifies itself, flows (as the purifying Soma)
पवते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपू (पवते)
धारयाwith a stream
धारया:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतःpressed (Soma)
सुतः:
Kartā (qualifying Soma)
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Rootसु (धातु ‘to press’ → सुत ‘pressed’)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
मादयन्gladdening, intoxicating
मादयन्:
Kartā (qualifying Soma)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootमद् (णिच्: मादय-)
दैव्यम्divine
दैव्यम्:
Karma (qualifying जनम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootदैव्य (प्रातिपदिक; देव- से)
जनम्people, race, folk
जनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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