Rig Veda 10.94.3 — Mandala 10, Sukta 94, Mantra 3
Sukta 10.94
Devata: Grāvāṇaḥ (pressing stones) / Soma-process; indirectly Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एते वदन्त्यविदन्नना मधु न्यूङ्खयन्ते अधि पक्व आमिषि । वृक्षस्य शाखामरुणस्य बप्सतस्ते सूभर्वा वृषभाः प्रेमराविषुः ॥
Transliteration
etḗ vadanty ávidann anā́ mádhu ní ūṅkhayante ádhi pakvé ā́miṣi | vṛkṣásya śā́khām aruṇásya bápsatas té sū́bharvā vṛṣabhā́ḥ préma rāvīṣuḥ ||
Translation
هؤلاء يتكلّمون؛ وقد وجدوا العسلَ بلا مركب؛ يهزّون ويضغطون فوق العصارةِ الناضجة. كغصنِ الشجرةِ المحمرّة يضربون؛ أولئك الثيرانُ الثقيلةُ الحملِ قد زأروا إلى الأمام.
Word by Word
एतेthese (men/ones)
एते:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / एष- (प्रदर्शक)
वदन्तिthey speak/say
वदन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√वद् (वदति)
अविदन्they found/obtained
अविदन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विन्दति/वेद) — here ‘to find/obtain’
अना(particle) indeed/then; (Vedic connective)
अना:
(सम्बन्ध/उपपद-निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअना (अव्यय/निपात; RV usage)
मधुhoney; sweetness; mead
मधु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, in
नि:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
उङ्खयन्तेthey churn/stir
उङ्खयन्ते:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√उङ्ख्/उङ्खय् (Vedic) ‘to stir/churn/rock’
अधिupon, over
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पक्वेon the ripe (fruit/food)
पक्वे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootपक्व (कृदन्त/विशेषण; √पच्)
आमिषिin/at the bait; in the morsel of food
आमिषि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootआमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
वृक्षस्यof the tree
वृक्षस्य:
(सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootवृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
शाखाम्branch
शाखाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशाखा (प्रातिपदिक)
अरुणस्यof the ruddy/red (one)
अरुणस्य:
(सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
बप्सतःof (him) pecking/devouring
बप्सतः:
(सम्बन्ध; कर्तृ-विशेषण)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√बप्स् (Vedic) ‘to peck/devour, eat greedily’
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
सूभर्वाःwell-bearing/strong-bearing (epithet)
सूभर्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसू-भर्वन्/भर्व (Vedic epithet; prātipadika)
वृषभाःbulls; strong males
वृषभाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
एमराविषुःthey rushed forth / they pressed on
एमराविषुः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√मृ/मर् + आ + वि (Vedic compound-verb; ‘to go/press on, rush apart’)
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