Rig Veda 1.16.5: Mandala 1, Sukta 16, Mantra 5
Sukta 1.16
Rishi: Medhātithi Kāṇva (trad.)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सेमं नः स्तोममा गह्युपेदं सवनं सुतम् । गौरो न तृषितः पिब ॥
Transliteration
sémam naḥ stómam ā́ gahy upédáṁ sávanam sutám | gáuro ná tṛ́ṣitaḥ piba ||
Translation
Komm zu diesem unserem Stoma; tritt heran zu diesem ausgepressten Soma des Savan-Opfers. Trinke ihn wie ein durstiger, glänzender Stier — nimm die Wonne in dich auf und wachse weit an Kraft.
Word by Word
सthis (one), he
स:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootस (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / एषद्-प्रकारः
इमम्this (here), this one
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गहिcome!
गहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु; Vedic imperative stem गहि)
उपnear, unto
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सवनम्pressing, Soma-pressing (rite)
सवनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतम्pressed (Soma)
सुतम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootसु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; PPP)
गौरःthe tawny one (Indra); lit. ‘tawny/bull’
गौरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगौर (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
तृषितःthirsty
तृषितः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootतृष् (धातु) → तृषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; PPP)
पिबdrink!
पिब:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
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