Rig Veda 8.14.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 14, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.14
Rishi: Unknown/unspecified in provided input
Devata: Indra (giver through Sūnṛtā)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-like (needs scansion)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
धेनुष्ट इन्द्र सूनृता यजमानाय सुन्वते । गामश्वं पिप्युषी दुहे ॥
Transliteration
dhénuṣ ṭa indra sūnṛ́tā yájamānāya sunvaté | gā́m áśvaṃ pipyúṣī duhē ||
Translation
بَقَرَتُكَ، يا إندرا، بَقَرَةُ الصِّدْقِ فِي النُّطْقِ، تَسْكُبُ لَبَنَهَا لِلْيَجَمَانَا الَّذِي يَعْصِرُ السُّومَا؛ تَحْلِبُ بَقَرَةَ الشُّعَاعِ وَفَرَسَ قُوَّةِ الحَيَاةِ—مُغَذِّيَةً الطَّالِبَ بِالنَّمَاءِ.
Word by Word
धेनुःthe milch-cow; giver (of milk/wealth)
धेनुः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु- (प्रातिपदिक) < धे (धातु, ‘to suck/milk’)
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
सूनृताtrue/pleasant speech; gracious utterance
सूनृता:
कर्तृ (धेनुः…सूनृता… दुहे इत्यस्य कर्तृ-समुच्चयः)
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootसूनृता- (प्रातिपदिक)
यजमानायto/for the sacrificer
यजमानाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootयजमान- (प्रातिपदिक; यज् धातोः ‘sacrificing’)
सुन्वतेto the Soma-presser (pressing Soma)
सुन्वते:
सम्प्रदान (यजमानस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple (present active)
Rootसुन्वत्- (वर्तमाने कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सु (सोमं) ‘to press’)
गाम्a cow
गाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो- (प्रातिपदिक)
अश्वम्a horse
अश्वम्:
कर्म (गाम् इति सह समुच्चित-कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व- (प्रातिपदिक)
पिप्युषीabounding; full (of milk/wealth)
पिप्युषी:
कर्तृ (कर्तृ-विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple/Adjective (perfect/possessive sense, fem.)
Rootपिप्युषी- (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; प्या/पि (धातु) ‘to swell, abound, be full’ → परिपूर्णा/समृद्धा)
दुहेmilks; yields
दुहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदुह् (धातु) ‘to milk’
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