Rig Veda 1.82.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 82, Mantra 2

Sukta 1.82

Devata: Indra

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अक्षन्नमीमदन्त ह्यव प्रिया अधूषत । अस्तोषत स्वभानवो विप्रा नविष्ठया मती योजा न्विन्द्र ते हरी ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 1.82.2

Transliteration

ákṣann amī́madanta hy áva priyā́ adhūṣata | ástoṣata svábhānavo víprā náviṣṭhayā matī́ yója nv indra te hárī ||

Translation

Sie haben getrunken und sind froh geworden; die lieben Tränke (Soma) wallten in ihnen auf. Die strahlend schauenden Seher priesen mit der allerfrischesten Eingebung — nun, o Indra, schirre deine zwei fahlen Rosse an.

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Word by Word

• अक्षन्: they ate/they drank (soma)
• अक्षन्: Kartā (implicit subject: ते/विप्राः) ; Karma: सोमम् (understood)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (अश्नोति) / √अश्

• अमीमदन्त: they became exhilarated / they rejoiced
• अमीमदन्त: Kartā (विप्राः/ते) ; Karma: (सोमेन) understood
• Type: Verb
• Root: मद् (मादयति) / √मद्

• हि: for, indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• अव: down; forth (as intensifier with verb)
• अव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव

• प्रियाः: the dear ones / the beloved (priests)
• प्रियाः: Kartā (with अधूषत) / apposition to विप्राः
• Type: Adjective (used substantively) / Noun-like
• Root: प्रिय

• अधूषत: they shook/roused (the hymn); they became stirred
• अधूषत: Kartā: प्रियाः (विप्राः) ; Karma: स्तोमम्/स्तुतिम् (understood)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धूष् / √धूष्

• अस्तोषत: they praised
• अस्तोषत: Kartā: (विप्राः) ; Karma: इन्द्रम् (understood)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु / √स्तु

• स्वभानवः: self-radiant ones; radiant (singers)
• स्वभानवः: Kartā (with अस्तोषत) / apposition to विप्राः
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: स्वभानु

• विप्राः: inspired poets/priests
• विप्राः: Kartā (for the finite verbs in the verse)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र

• नविष्ठया: with the newest / freshest
• नविष्ठया: Karaṇa (instrument) with अस्तोषत
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नविष्ठ (superlative of नव)

• मती: with (their) thought / hymn / inspiration
• मती: Karaṇa (instrument) with अस्तोषत
• Type: Noun
• Root: मती (from √मन्, ‘thought’)

• योजा: yoke! harness!
• योजा: (Address to Indra) ; Karma: हरी
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् / √युज्

• नु: now, indeed
• नु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: इन्द्र

• ते: thy/your
• ते: Sambandha (possessor) with हरी
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (युष्मद्)

• हरी: the two bay steeds
• हरी: Karma (object) of योजा
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि