Rig Veda 4.34.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 34, Mantra 4

Sukta 4.34

Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama

Devata: Rbhus (and Vājas as their force-aspect)

Chandas: Trishtubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

अभूदु वो विधते रत्नधेयमिदा नरो दाशुषे मर्त्याय । पिबत वाजा ऋभवो ददे वो महि तृतीयं सवनं मदाय ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 4.34.4

Transliteration

ábhūd u vo vidhaté ratnadhéyam idā́ naro dāśúṣe mártyāya | píbat vājā ṛbhavo dadé vo máhi tṛtī́yaṃ sávanaṃ mádāya ||

Translation

Für euch ist ein schatztragender Anteil geworden—für den Verehrer, hier und jetzt, für den sterblichen Geber. Trinkt, o Vājas, o Ṛbhus: euch ist das große dritte Pressen (savana) gegeben—zum Rausch der Wonne (mada).

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Word by Word

• अभूत्: became; came to be
• अभूत्: (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (भवति)

• उ: indeed; and
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात)

• वः: for you; of you
• वः: सम्प्रदान (to/for you) / सम्बन्ध (of you)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• विधते: to the worshipper; to the institutor (of rite)
• विधते: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: √धा (वि-धा) → विधातृ/विधातृ- (here: विधत् ‘worshipper/ordainer’)

• रत्नधेयम्: a treasure-bestowal; a precious gift
• रत्नधेयम्: कर्तृ/विशेष्य (predicate nominative with अभूत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न- + धेय- (from √धा ‘to place’)

• इद: just here; indeed
• इद: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इद् (निपात)

• आ: hither; forth
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• नरः: O men (O heroes)
• नरः: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर

• दाशुषे: to the pious giver; to the worshipper
• दाशुषे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Kṛdanta (participle used as noun)
• Root: √दाश् (to give, worship) → दाश्वांस्

• मर्त्याय: to a mortal
• मर्त्याय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मर्त्य

• पिबत: drink!
• पिबत: (आज्ञार्थक क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा (पिबति)

• वाजाः: strength-giving draughts; prizes; invigorations
• वाजाः: कर्म/विषय (what is drunk; object in sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाज

• ऋभवः: O Rbhus
• ऋभवः: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: ऋभु

• ददे: has given; gave
• ददे: (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (ददाति)

• वः: to you
• वः: सम्प्रदान (to you)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• महि: greatly; a great (thing)
• महि: विशेषण (of ददे / of the gift)
• Type: Adjective/Indeclinable (Vedic)
• Root: महि (from महत् / √मह्)

• तृतीयम्: the third
• तृतीयम्: कर्म (object with ददे)
• Type: Adjective (ordinal)
• Root: तृतीय

• सवनम्: pressing; Soma-pressing (libation time)
• सवनम्: कर्म (object; ‘third pressing’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सवन

• मदाय: for intoxication; for exhilaration
• मदाय: प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान (purpose: for exhilaration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद