Rig Veda 8.32.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 32, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.32
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Soma (with the larger hymn-context still Indra-Soma orientation)
Chandas: Gāyatrī or Anuṣṭubh-like short meter (uncertain; requires syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न नूनं ब्रह्मणामृणं प्राशूनामस्ति सुन्वताम् । न सोमो अप्रता पपे ॥
Transliteration
ná nū́naṃ brahmáṇām ṛṇáṃ prāśū́nām asti sunvatā́m | ná sómo aprátā papé ||
Translation
Nun wahrlich gibt es keine Schuld der heiligen Worte für die Soma-Presser; auch trinkt Soma nicht, ohne dargebracht zu sein: im Ritus bleibt nichts unvergolten in der Ordnung der Ṛta.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
नूनम्now; indeed
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम्
ब्रह्मणाम्of the sacred formulations/priests (brahmans)
ब्रह्मणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
ऋणम्a debt; obligation
ऋणम्:
कर्तृ/विषय (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootऋण
प्राशूनाम्of the eager/impetuous ones (prāśu-s)
प्राशूनाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootप्राशु
अस्तिis; exists
अस्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
सुन्वताम्of the Soma-pressers
सुन्वताम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeKṛdanta (present participle)
Rootसु
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
कर्तृ/विषय (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
अप्रताnot given over; not handed out
अप्रता:
विशेषण (of सोमः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-प्रता
पपेhas drunk; drank
पपे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा
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