Rig Veda 1.16.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 16, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.16
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (trad.)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उप नः सुतमा गहि हरिभिरिन्द्र केशिभिः । सुते हि त्वा हवामहे ॥
Transliteration
úpa naḥ sutám ā́ gahi háribhir indra keśíbhiḥ | suté hí tvā havāmahe ||
Translation
আমাৰ ওচৰলৈ আহক—সুত (চেপা) সোমলৈ; হে ইন্দ্ৰ, কেশী (উজ্জ্বল-জটা) হৰিসকলসহ। কিয়নো সুত সোমতেই আমি আপোনাক আহ্বান কৰোঁ।
Word by Word
उपnear, hither (towards)
उप:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुतम्the pressed (Soma)
सुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गहिcome
गहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
हरिभिःwith the bay (horses)
हरिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
केशिभिःwith the long-maned (ones)
केशिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootकेशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतेin/at the pressed (Soma)
सुते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
(सम्बन्धसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हवामहेwe call/invoke
हवामहे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (धातु) / √हू (आह्वाने)
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