Rig Veda 8.12.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 12, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.12
Devata: Indra (with Vishnu, Trita Āptya, Maruts as associated powers)
Chandas: Gayatri (likely; needs confirmation by metrical count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यत्सोममिन्द्र विष्णवि यद्वा घ त्रित आप्त्ये । यद्वा मरुत्सु मन्दसे समिन्दुभिः ॥
Transliteration
yát sómam indra víṣṇavi yád vā gha trité āptyé | yád vā marútsu mándase sám índubhiḥ ||
Translation
Ob du am Soma Gefallen findest, o Indra, im weiten Schritt des Viṣṇu, oder mit Trita Āptya, oder unter den Maruts dich erfreust – mögest du hier zusammen mit den Tropfen (des Saftes) frohlocken.
Word by Word
यत्which/that
यत्:
Karma (यम्—‘which/that’ as object of मन्दसे)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
सोमम्Soma (drink)
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन) — addressed deity
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
विष्णविO Viṣṇu
विष्णवि:
(सम्बोधन) — addressed deity
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootविष्णु (prātipadika)
यत्which/that
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (avyaya)
घindeed/just
घ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootघ (avyaya)
त्रितःTrita
त्रितः:
Kartā (अन्तर्निहित—‘त्रितः’ as the one in whose case/at whose place)
TypeNoun
Rootत्रित (prātipadika; देव-नाम)
आप्त्येin/with Āptya (Āptya’s)
आप्त्ये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootआप्त्य (prātipadika; patronymic/epithet)
यत्which/that
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (avyaya)
मरुत्सुamong the Maruts
मरुत्सु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत् (prātipadika)
मन्दसेyou rejoice/are exhilarated
मन्दसे:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootमन्द् (धातु; ‘to be glad/ intoxicated, rejoice’)
सम्together/fully
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootसम् (upasarga)
इन्दुभिःwith drops (of Soma)
इन्दुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (prātipadika)
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