Rig Veda 8.92.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 92, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.92
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपादु शिप्र्यन्धसः सुदक्षस्य प्रहोषिणः । इन्दोरिन्द्रो यवाशिरः ॥
Transliteration
ápādu śiprī́ ándhasaḥ su-dákṣasya pra-hóṣiṇaḥ | índor índro yávā-śiraḥ ||
Translation
فليشربْ إندرا، ذو الفكّ القويّ، عصارةَ السُّوما—المتقنَ الغزيرَ العصر—إندرا الإندو، الذي رأسُه ممزوجٌ بالشعير؛ ولتُؤخَذْ تلك اللذّةُ إلى قوّته من أجل ظفرِنا.
Word by Word
अपादुhaving taken away / having removed
अपादु:
Kartā (as qualifier of the subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootअपाद् (अपा-√दा ‘to give away, remove’; here as kṛdanta/adj. stem)
शिप्र्यन्धसःof the ‘śipri’-soma/juice (i.e., of the soma called śipri)
शिप्र्यन्धसः:
Sambandha (genitive relation: ‘of …’)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootशिप्रि + अन्धस् (prātipadika; compound)
सुदक्षस्यof the well-skilled / very able (one)
सुदक्षस्य:
Sambandha (genitive: ‘of the well-skilled/able one’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसु-दक्ष (prātipadika)
प्रहोषिणःof the impelling / forward-urging (one)
प्रहोषिणः:
Sambandha (genitive: ‘of the forward-urging/eager one’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्र-होषिन् (from √हुष्/√होष् ‘to be eager/impel/urge’; Vedic adj. stem)
इन्दोःof Indu (Soma)
इन्दोः:
Sambandha (genitive: ‘of Indu/Soma’)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (prātipadika)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
यवाशिरःhaving barley-mixture / mixed with barley
यवाशिरः:
Kartā (as qualifier of the subject)
TypeNoun/Adjective (compound epithet)
Rootयव-आशिर् (compound; āśir ‘mixture/seasoning’)
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