Rig Veda 8.3.17: Mandala 8, Sukta 3, Mantra 17
Sukta 8.3
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
युक्ष्वा हि वृत्रहन्तम हरी इन्द्र परावतः । अर्वाचीनो मघवन्त्सोमपीतय उग्र ऋष्वेभिरा गहि ॥
Transliteration
yúkṣvā hí vṛtrahán-tama harī́ índra parāvátaḥ | arvācī́nó maghaván sóma-pītaye ugrá ṛ́ṣvebhir ā́ gahi ||
Translation
Schirre doch, o Indra, du größter Vṛtra-Schläger, deine beiden fahlen Rosse an und komm aus der fernen Weite. Wende dich her, o Freigebiger, zum Trank des Soma; stark, emporgehoben vom Eifer der ṛṣi, komm herbei.
Word by Word
युक्ष्वyoke (harness)!
युक्ष्व:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (युजँ)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
वृत्रहन्तमौthe two Vṛtra-slaying (ones)
वृत्रहन्तमौ:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
हरीthe two bay steeds
हरी:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
परावतःfrom afar
परावतः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootपरावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्वाचीनःturned hither, coming this way
अर्वाचीनः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वाचीन (प्रातिपदिक)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमपीतयेfor the drinking of Soma
सोमपीतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootसोमपीति (सोम + पीति) (प्रातिपदिक)
उग्रःmighty, fierce
उग्रः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋष्वेभिःwith the lofty (steeds)
ऋष्वेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootऋष्व (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गहिcome!
गहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (गमॢँ)
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