Rig Veda 8.33.7 — Mandala 8, Sukta 33, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.33
Rishi: Ghoṣā/Śaśakarṇa? (Book 8 has mixed attributions; exact rishi for RV 8.33 requires hymn-level source)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
क ईं वेद सुते सचा पिबन्तं कद्वयो दधे । अयं यः पुरो विभिनत्त्योजसा मन्दानः शिप्र्यन्धसः ॥
Transliteration
ká īṃ veda suté sacā́ píbantaṃ kád váyo dadhe | ayáṃ yáḥ puró vibhinátty ójasā mandānáḥ śípry ándhasaḥ ||
Translation
Wer kennt ihn denn wahrlich, wie er mit dem gepressten Soma trinkt — welche Weite er sich angeeignet hat? Dies ist er, der mit Kraft die Burgen sprengt, berauscht — der Śiprī — vom Soma-Stoff.
Word by Word
कःwho?
कः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootक (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
ईम्indeed; just; emphatically
ईम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootईम् (निपात)
वेदknows
वेद:
—
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)
सुतेin/at the pressed Soma
सुते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसु (सुनोति) → सुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) / ‘सुत’ = सोमः
सचाtogether (with); in company
सचा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच (निपात/अव्यय; ‘सह’)
पिबन्तम्drinking
पिबन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootपा (पिबति)
कwhat?
क:
—
TypePronoun
Rootक (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
द्वयःthe two (men/ones)
द्वयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootद्वि → द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
दधेhas placed; has set
दधे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (डुधाञ् धारण-पोषणयोः) / दधाति
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्-प्रातिपदिक
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्-प्रातिपदिक
पुरःfronts; fortresses; strongholds
पुरः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विभिनत्तिsplits; breaks apart
विभिनत्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभिद् (भिदँ विदारणे) + वि
ओजसाwith strength; by might
ओजसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
मदानःexhilarating; being gladdened (by Soma)
मदानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootमद् (मदँ हर्षे) → मन्दान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
शिप्रिthe ‘Shiprī’ one (Indra; the one with prominent cheeks/jaws)
शिप्रि:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootशिप्रि (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
अन्धसःof the Soma-juice; of the draught
अन्धसः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (प्रातिपदिक; सोमरसः)
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