Rig Veda 8.2.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 2, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.2
Rishi: Medhyātithi Kāṇva (traditional for RV 8.2)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable for RV 8.2 opening; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ताँ आशिरं पुरोळाशमिन्द्रेमं सोमं श्रीणीहि । रेवन्तं हि त्वा शृणोमि ॥
Transliteration
tā́m āśíraṃ puroḷā́śam índremáṃ sómaṃ śrīṇīhi | revántaṃ hí tvā śṛṇómi ||
Translation
Mische für Indra zu diesem Soma die āśir und den puroḍāśa, den Opferkuchen; denn ich vernehme dich als revant, den Spender der Fülle.
Word by Word
ताम्her/that (offering)
ताम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → सा/ताम्
आशिरम्a blessing; prayer
आशिरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआशिस् (प्रातिपदिक) < √शास्/√आशास् (आशीः ‘blessing, prayer’)
पुरोळाशम्the puroḍāśa (sacrificial cake)
पुरोळाशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोळाश (प्रातिपदिक; पुरस् + ओळाश/लाश ‘sacrificial cake’)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इमम्this
इमम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
श्रीणीहिmix/prepare (it)!
श्रीणीहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√श्री (श्रीणाति ‘to mix, blend, prepare’; Vedic) / caus.-like ritual sense ‘prepare well’
रेवन्तम्rich, splendid
रेवन्तम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-रूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootरेवन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘wealthy, splendid’)
हिfor/indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शृणोमिI hear
शृणोमि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (शृणोति ‘to hear’)
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