Rig Veda 8.12.20: Mandala 8, Sukta 12, Mantra 20
Sukta 8.12
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gayatri (likely; needs confirmation by metrical count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यज्ञेभिर्यज्ञवाहसं सोमेभिः सोमपातमम् । होत्राभिरिन्द्रं वावृधुर्व्यानशुः ॥
Transliteration
yajñébhiḥ yajñá-vāhasaṃ sómebhiḥ soma-pā́tamamam | hótrābhiḥ índraṃ vāvṛdhur ví ānaśuḥ ||
Translation
Durch Opfer mehren sie Indra, den Opferträger; durch Soma, den vollkommensten Soma-Trinker, weiten sie ihn; durch die Hotras, die Anrufungsrufe, stärken sie Indra und lassen ihn in volle Erscheinung eintreten.
Word by Word
यज्ञेभिःby/with sacrifices
यज्ञेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञवाहसम्the sacrifice-bearing (one)
यज्ञवाहसम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootयज्ञ-वाहस (प्रातिपदिक; समास: यज्ञ + वाहस ‘carrying/bringing’)
सोमेभिःwith Soma (draughts)
सोमेभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमपातमम्the best Soma-drinker
सोमपातमम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootसोम-पातम (प्रातिपदिक; समास: सोम + पातम ‘drinker’; अतिशय/तमप्-प्रत्यय)
होत्राभिःwith invocations / by Hotṛ-recitations
होत्राभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहोत्रा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘invocation/Hotṛ-priestly recitation’)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वावृधुःthey have strengthened / made grow
वावृधुः:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√वृध् (वर्धने)
व्यानशुःthey have reached / attained / pervaded
व्यानशुः:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√अश् (अश्नुते/व्यश्नुते ‘to reach, attain, pervade’); उपसर्ग: वि- + आ-
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