Mantra 5
Sukta 23
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मतयः सोमपामुरुं रिहन्ति शवसस्पतिम्। इन्द्रं वत्सं न मातरः
IAST Transliteration
matáyaḥ somapā́m urúṃ rihánti śávasaspatím | índraṃ vatsáṃ na mā́taraḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
The inspired thoughts, the Soma-drinkers, caress the wide, the Lord of might—Indra—as mothers lick their calf.
Word by Word
मतयःthoughts, hymns (inspired thoughts)
मतयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमति- (प्रातिपदिक; √मन् ‘to think’ से निष्पन्न)
सोमपाःSoma-drinkers
सोमपाः:
कर्तृ (मतयः के विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसोमपा- (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पा ‘drinker’)
उरुम्the wide/expansive (one)
उरुम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु- (प्रातिपदिक)
रिहन्तिthey lick/lap (approach eagerly)
रिहन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रिह् (लेहने/चाटने ‘to lick, lap’)
शवसःof strength, of might
शवसः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
पतिम्lord, master
पतिम्:
कर्म (उरुम् के साथ समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपति- (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म (पूर्वोक्त ‘उरुं…पतिम्’ का विशेष्य)
TypeNoun (Proper)
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
वत्सम्a calf
वत्सम्:
उपमान (न-उपमा में)
TypeNoun
Rootवत्स- (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
सम्बन्ध/उपमान-चिह्न
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-अव्यय)
मातरःmothers
मातरः:
कर्तृ (अध्याहृत क्रिया के साथ: ‘(रिहन्ति)’)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ- (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Rigvedic source attribution (anukramaṇī needed)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (verification needed)
Mantra Rasa
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