Rig Veda 8.17.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 17, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.17
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (Mandala 8; specific rishi not provided in input)
Devata: Indra (with Soma as sacred power-substance)
Chandas: Unknown (not inferable securely from provided excerpt alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्वादुष्टे अस्तु संसुदे मधुमान्तन्वे तव । सोमः शमस्तु ते हृदे ॥
Transliteration
svāduṣ te astu saṃsude madhumān tanve tava | somaḥ śam astu te hṛde ||
Translation
তোমাৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ আস্বাদনত ই মিঠা হওক; তোমাৰ দেহলৈ মধু-সমৃদ্ধ হওক। সোম তোমাৰ হৃদয়লৈ শান্তি আৰু স্থিৰ-সমন্বয় হওক।
Word by Word
स्वादुःsweet, pleasant
स्वादुः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य-विशेषण (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वादु (प्रातिपदिक) < √स्वद् (स्वादने ‘to taste/be sweet’)
तेof/for you (thy)
ते:
सम्बन्ध (possessor: ‘thy/for thee’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुmay it be
अस्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
संसुदेfor the well-prepared (pressing/mixture)
संसुदे:
सम्प्रदान (for/unto the good pressing/preparation)
TypeNoun
Rootसंसुद् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good/complete pressing, good preparation’; Vedic ritual term)
मधुमान्honeyed, full of sweetness
मधुमान्:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य-विशेषण (सोमस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)
तन्वेfor the body, for the person
तन्वे:
सम्प्रदान (for the body/person)
TypeNoun
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक)
तवof you, thy
तव:
सम्बन्ध (of you)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमःSoma (the pressed sacred drink)
सोमः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
शम्well-being, peace
शम्:
क्रियाविशेषण/फल (well-being, auspiciously)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय; from √शम् ‘to be calm/benefit’)
अस्तुmay it be
अस्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू-सत्तायाम्)
तेto you, for you
ते:
सम्प्रदान (to/for you)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हृदेfor the heart
हृदे:
सम्प्रदान (for the heart)
TypeNoun
Rootहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
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