Rig Veda 8.38.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 38, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.38
Rishi: Śyāvāśva Ātreya
Devata: Indrāgnī
Chandas: Gāyatrī
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
श्यावाश्वस्य सुन्वतोऽत्रीणां शृणुतं हवम् । इन्द्राग्नी सोमपीतये ॥
Transliteration
śyāvā́śvasya sunvató ’trī́ṇāṃ śṛṇutaṃ hávam | indrā́gnī sóma-pītaye ||
Translation
Hört den Ruf des Śyāvāśva, der Soma auspresst, (hört) den der Atris. O Indra und Agni — zum Trank des Soma.
Word by Word
श्या॒वाश्व॑स्यof Śyāvāśva
श्या॒वाश्व॑स्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootश्यावाश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
सुन्व॒तःof (him) pressing/soma-pressing
सुन्व॒तः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootसु (धातु) → सुन्वत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
अत्री॑णाम्of the Atris
अत्री॑णाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun (gotra/ṛṣi name)
Rootअत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
शृणुतम्hear (you two)!
शृणुतम्:
(क्रिया) — संबोधन-प्रयुक्त आदेश
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
हव॑म्the invocation/call
हव॑म्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक) / √ह्वे (धातु-संबद्ध)
इन्द्रा॑ग्नीO Indra and Agni
इन्द्रा॑ग्नी:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity compound)
Rootइन्द्र + अग्नि (द्वन्द्व-समास)
सोम॑पीतयेfor Soma-drinking
सोम॑पीतये:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन-दत्तिव)
TypeNoun (purpose/dative)
Rootसोमपीति (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पीति ‘drinking’)
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