Mantra 18
Rishi: RV vāja/Soma seers (general).
Devata: Vājinaḥ / Viprāḥ (divine powers; in practice the invited gods of the Soma-session).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वाजे॑-वाजेऽवत वाजिनो नो॒ धने॑षु विप्रा अमृता ऋतज्ञाः । अ॒स्य मध्व॑: पिबत मा॒दय॑ध्वं तृ॒प्ता या॑त प॒थिभि॑र्देव॒यानै॑:
Transliteration
vā́je-vāje'vata vājíno no dháneṣu viprā amṛ́tā ṛtajñā́ḥ | asyá mádhvaḥ pibata mā́dayadhvaṃ tṛptā́ yāta pathíbhiḥ devayā́naiḥ
Translation
في كلِّ فاجا (vāja) أعينونا، يا ظافرين بالفاجا، في مكاسبنا—أيها الحكماء المُلهَمون، الخالدون، العارفون بالـṛta. اشربوا من هذه الحلاوة؛ واطربوا بنشوةٍ مقدّسة؛ ثمّ إذا ارتويتم فانصرفوا في المسالك الديفايانا (devayāna)، مسالكِ الصعود إلى الآلهة.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
वाजे॑-वाजे । अ॒व॒त॒ । वा॒जिनः॑ । नः॒ । धने॑षु । वि॒प्राः । अ॒मृ॒ताः । ऋ॒त॒ज्ञाः । अ॒स्य । मध्वः॑ । पि॒ब॒त॒ । मा॒दय॑ध्वम् । तृ॒प्ताः । या॒त॒ । प॒थिभिः॑ । दे॒व॒यानैः॑
Word by Word
वाजेin each contest / at every prize-winning (race)
वाजे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजेin each contest
वाजे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
अवतprotect (you protect)
अवत:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षणे)
वाजिनःthe prize-winners / racers
वाजिनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
धनेषुin riches / in prizes
धनेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्राःthe inspired sages
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृताःimmortal
अमृताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतज्ञाःknowers of ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतज्ञाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof this (one/this soma)
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
मध्वःof the sweetness / of the honey (i.e., soma’s sweetness)
मध्वः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
पिबतdrink (you all drink)
पिबत:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने)
मादयध्वम्be exhilarated / rejoice
मादयध्वम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (हर्षे/मादने) [णिच्]
तृप्ताःsatiated
तृप्ताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootतृप् (तर्पणे) → तृप्त (कृदन्त)
यातgo
यात:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थे)
पथिभिःby paths
पथिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपथि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पथ्’/‘पथिन्’ इत्यर्थे वैदिक-रूपम्)
देवयानैःby god-going / divine paths
देवयानैः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवयान (प्रातिपदिक)
Entities Mentioned
V
Vājinaḥ (vāja-winning powers)V
Viprāḥ (inspired seers/powers)D
Deva-yāna (paths of the gods)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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