Rig Veda 8.4.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 4, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.4
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kaṇvāḥ)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऋश्यो न तृष्यन्नवपानमा गहि पिबा सोमं वशाँ अनु । निमेघमानो मघवन्दिवेदिव ओजिष्ठं दधिषे सहः ॥
Transliteration
ṛ́śyo na tṛ́ṣyann ava-pā́nam ā́ gahi píba sómaṁ váśāṁ ánu | ní-meghamāno maghavan dive-dive ójiṣṭhaṁ dadhiṣe sáhaḥ ||
Translation
ঋষি-পশুর ন্যায় তৃষ্ণার্ত হয়ে, হে ইন্দ্র, এই পানস্থানে এসো; তোমাকে টেনে আনে যে ‘বশা’ (ইচ্ছা), তার অনুসারে সোম পান করো। হে মঘবন, অন্তরে অন্তরে সঞ্চিত হয়ে তুমি দিবে দিবে সর্বাধিক ওজস্বী শক্তি স্থাপন করো।
Word by Word
ऋश्यःseers (rishis)
ऋश्यः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ; ‘as seers’)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) < √ऋष्/ऋष (गतौ/ज्ञानार्थे; ऋषि- ‘seer’)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
तृष्यन्thirsting
तृष्यन्:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√तृष् (तृषा/तृष्णायाम् ‘to thirst’)
अवपानम्the draught; the drink
अवपानम्:
Karma (गत्यर्थे ‘come to/for the draught’)
TypeNoun
Rootअवपान (प्रातिपदिक) < अव-√पा (पाने) ‘drinking down; draught’
आhither; to
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गहिcome
गहि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (गतौ) — वैदिक आज्ञार्थे 2 एकवचन (लोट्), परस्मैपद
पिबdrink
पिब:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पाने) — लोट् 2 एकवचन, परस्मैपद
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
वशाम्the vashā (cow/desired offering)
वशाम्:
Karma (अनु इत्यनेन सह: ‘after/along the वशा’)
TypeNoun
Rootवशा (प्रातिपदिक) ‘cow; (also) will/choice’ — RV here: ‘cow/desired (thing)’
अनुafter; along
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
निमेघमानःpouring down; raining
निमेघमानः:
Kartā (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootनि-√मिह्/मेह् (सिञ्चने/वर्षणे ‘to pour, rain, sprinkle’)
मघवन्O bountiful one (Indra)
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘bountiful one’ (इन्द्रस्य नाम)
दिवे-दिवेday by day
दिवे-दिवे:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeNoun (adverbial)
Rootदिव्/दिन (प्रातिपदिक ‘day’)
ओजिष्ठम्the strongest (vigor)
ओजिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘strength, vigor’) + इष्ठ (तमप्-तुल्य superlative)
दधिषेyou put on; you assume
दधिषे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने ‘to place, put’) — परिपूर्णार्थे ‘to assume/put on’
सहःmight; force
सहः:
Karma (दधिषे इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘might, force’)
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