Rig Veda 8.31.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 31, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.31
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो यजाति यजात इत्सुनवच्च पचाति च । ब्रह्मेदिन्द्रस्य चाकनत् ॥
Transliteration
yó yájāti yájāta ítsunávac ca pácāti ca | bráhmed índrasya cākanat ||
Translation
Wer opfert—wer wahrhaft darbringt, wer Soma presst und auch die Gabe bereitet—dessen Brahman, das inspirierte Wort selbst, wird Indra wohlgefällig.
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
कर्तृ (यः = कर्ता)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / य-
यजतिworships / sacrifices
यजति:
क्रिया (यज्ञं करोति)
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
यजातिhas sacrificed / has worshipped
यजाति:
क्रिया (पूर्वकृत-यजनम्)
TypeVerb
Rootयज्
इत्indeed / just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात) / इद् (एव/अपि-अर्थे)
सुनवत्pressing (Soma) / one who presses
सुनवत्:
कर्तृ (यः…सुनवत् = who presses Soma)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootसु (सोम-प्रसवने) + शतृ/वत्-प्रत्यय (कृदन्त)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय)
पचतिcooks
पचति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपच्
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ब्रह्मsacred utterance / hymn / prayer
ब्रह्म:
कर्तृ (स्तुतिः/ब्रह्म = subject)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चाकनत्pleased / satisfied (him)
चाकनत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootचक्/चाक् (वैदिक धातु; ‘तृप्/रुच्/काङ्क्ष्’ अर्थ-परिसरः)
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