Rig Veda 8.49.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 49, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.49
Devata: Indra (with Soma as enabling substance)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ त्वा सुतास इन्दवो मदा य इन्द्र गिर्वणः । आपो न वज्रिन्नन्वोक्यं सरः पृणन्ति शूर राधसे ॥
Transliteration
ā́ tvā sutā́sa índavo madā́ yá índra girvaṇaḥ | ā́po ná vajrinn ánvokyaṃ sáraḥ pṛṇánti śūra rā́dhase ||
Translation
إليك تأتي قطراتُ السُّوما (Soma) المعصورة، نشواتُها—يا إندرا، سيّد الأناشيد. وكالمياهِ وهي تملأ بحيرةً في مجراها، كذلك تملؤك—يا حاملَ الصاعقة (vajra)، يا بطل—لأجلِ عملِ عطائك.
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
त्वाyou (thee)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्-)
सुतासःthe pressed (Soma-drops)
सुतासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootसुता- (√सु / √सु- ‘to press, extract (Soma)’)
इन्दवःSoma-drops
इन्दवः:
Kartā (apposition to सुतासः)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु-
मदायfor exhilaration, for intoxication
मदाय:
Sampradāna (purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootमद-
येwhich, who
ये:
Kartā (relative clause; = सुतासः इन्दवः)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र-
गिर्वणःO singer-praised one (praised by hymns)
गिर्वणः:
—
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootगिर्वणस्-
आपःwaters
आपः:
Kartā (simile-standard)
TypeNoun
Rootआप्- (अप्-)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
वज्रिन्O wielder of the thunderbolt
वज्रिन्:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootवज्रिन्-
अन्वोक्यम्worthy to be invoked/celebrated
अन्वोक्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्वोक्य- (anu- + √वच् ‘to speak, utter’ → ‘to be invoked/celebrated’)
सरःlake, pool
सरः:
Kartā (with पृणन्ति)
TypeNoun
Rootसरस्-
पृणन्तिthey fill
पृणन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ (पृणाति) ‘to fill, satisfy’
शूरO hero
शूर:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootशूर-
राधसेfor bounty, for wealth/gift
राधसे:
Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस्-
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