Rig Veda 8.94.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 94, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.94
Devata: Maruts; also Ashvins as co-partakers
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्ति सोमो अयं सुतः पिबन्त्यस्य मरुतः । उत स्वराजो अश्विना ॥
Transliteration
ásti sómo ayáṃ sutáḥ píbanty asya marútaḥ | utá svárājo aśvínā ||
Translation
ইয়াত সোম আছে—চেপি তোলা, প্ৰস্তুত; ইয়াৰ পৰা মৰুতগণে পান কৰে; আৰু স্বৰাজ (স্বয়ং-শাসক) অশ্বিনদ্বয়ো।
Word by Word
अस्तिis / exists
अस्ति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (असँ)
सोमःSoma (the pressed sacred drink/deity)
सोमः:
कर्तृ (अस्ति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक) < √सु (सुवँ) ‘to press/extract’ (etym.)
अयम्this
अयम्:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (सोमस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुतःpressed / extracted
सुतः:
कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (सोमस्य)
TypeAdjective (PPP)
Root√सु (सुवँ) + क्त (PPP) → सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
पिबन्तिthey drink
पिबन्ति:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिब) ‘to drink’
अस्यof him/it (of this Soma)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (पिबन्ति—कस्य?)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मरुतःthe Maruts (storm-gods)
मरुतः:
कर्तृ (पिबन्ति इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
स्वराजःself-ruling, sovereign (ones)
स्वराजः:
कर्तृ (लुप्त-क्रियायाः/पिबन्ति इत्यस्य अनुवृत्त्या)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootस्वराज् (प्रातिपदिक) [स्व- + राज्]
अश्विनाthe Aśvins (twin horsemen gods)
अश्विना:
कर्तृ (अनुवृत्त्या: पिबन्ति)
TypeNoun (dual deity-name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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Chanting Notes
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