Rig Veda 8.17.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 17, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.17
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (Mandala 8; specific rishi not provided in input)
Devata: Indra (invoked to drink Soma)
Chandas: Unknown (not inferable securely from provided excerpt alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ याहि सुषुमा हि त इन्द्र सोमं पिबा इमम् । एदं बर्हिः सदो मम ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yāhi suṣumā́ hí ta índra sómaṃ píbā imám | édáṃ barhíḥ sadó máma ||
Translation
Komm her: denn für dich ist der Soma wohl ausgepresst, o Indra; trink diesen Soma. Hier ist das Barhis, der heilige Streu-Sitz, die ausgebreitete Stätte meines Opferplatzes.
Word by Word
आhither; towards (me/us)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
या॑हिcome!
या॑हि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / yā- ‘to go’
सुषु॒माO very gracious/most kind (one)
सुषु॒मा:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootसुषुमा- (प्रातिपदिक) / suṣumā-
हिindeed; for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात) / hi
तेof you; your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम) / tvad-
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक) / indra-
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक) / soma-
पिबा॑drink!
पिबा॑:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) / pā- ‘to drink’
इ॒मम्this
इ॒मम्:
कर्म (सोमम् का विशेषण/निर्देशक)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम) / idam-
इदम्this (here)
इदम्:
— (निर्देश/प्रस्तुति)
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम) / idam-
बर्हिःthe sacred grass (ritual seat)
बर्हिः:
अधिकारण (यज्ञ-आसन/स्थल-रूपेण) / प्रस्तुत-वस्तु
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस्- (प्रातिपदिक) / barhis-
सदोseat; sitting-place
सदो:
अधिकारण (sitting-place/seat)
TypeNoun
Rootसदस्- (प्रातिपदिक) / sadas-
मम॑my
मम॑:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम) / asmad-
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