Rig Veda 8.72.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 72, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.72
Devata: Soma/Indra complex (pressing and offering)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अभ्यारमिदद्रयो निषिक्तं पुष्करे मधु । अवतस्य विसर्जने ॥
Transliteration
abhy-āráṃ íd ádrayo ní-siktaṃ púṣkare mádhu | avatásya vi-sárjane ||
Translation
اِقْتَرِبوا: حِجارَةُ العَصْرِ تَصُبُّ اللَّذَّةَ المُعَسَّلَةَ في كَأْسِ اللُّوتُسِ، عِندَ إِطْلاقِ الأعماقِ.
Word by Word
अभिtowards, unto
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/दिशा-सम्बन्धः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
आरम्straightway, duly / sufficiently
आरम्:
Adhikaraṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआरम् (अव्यय)
इद्indeed, just
इद्:
— (निपातः; वाक्यबलप्रदः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
अद्रयःthe pressing-stones
अद्रयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
निषिक्तम्poured, sprinkled
निषिक्तम्:
Karma (विशेष्य-विशेषणभावेन)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootनि-√सिच् (सिञ्च्) → निषिक्त (कृदन्त)
पुष्करेin the bowl / lotus(-like vessel)
पुष्करे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुsweet drink; honey; Soma
मधु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
अवतस्यof the Avata (name/epithet); of the well/pit (contextual)
अवतस्य:
Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअवत (प्रातिपदिक)
विसर्जनेat the letting-go; at the discharge/release
विसर्जने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवि-√सृज् → विसर्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
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