Rig Veda 1.23.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 23, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.23
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (traditional attribution for RV 1.23)
Devata: Indra-Vāyu (dvandva devatā) as Soma-drinkers
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3×8 syllables)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उभा देवा दिविस्पृशेन्द्रवायू हवामहे । अस्य सोमस्य पीतये ॥
Transliteration
ubhā devā divispṛśendravāyū havāmahe | asya somasya pītaye ||
Translation
نَدعو الإلهينِ كِلَيهما، إندرا وڤايو، اللذينِ يلامسانِ السماء—ليشرَبا من هذا السُّوما: لذّةً تُصفّي الوعيَ وتَرفعه.
Word by Word
उभाboth (two)
उभा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootउभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / उभय-
देवाthe two gods
देवा:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
दिविस्पृशाtouching heaven / heaven-reaching
दिविस्पृशा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootदिवि-स्पृश् (समास; ‘heaven-touching’)
इन्द्रवायूIndra and Vāyu
इन्द्रवायू:
Kartā
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootइन्द्र-वायु (द्वन्द्व-समास)
हवामहेwe invoke / we call
हवामहे:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति/हवते) ‘to call, invoke’
अस्यof this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पीतयेfor drinking
पीतये:
Sampradāna (purpose/for)
TypeNoun (verbal noun)
Rootपीति (प्रातिपदिक; action-noun from √पा ‘to drink’)
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