Mantra 10
Sukta 1.9
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditional attribution for RV 1.1–1.11)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3 pādas of 8 syllables; typical for early Indra hymns in Mandala 1)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुतेसुते न्योकसे बृहद्बृहत एदरिः । इन्द्राय शूषमर्चति ॥
Samhita Patha (IAST)
सु॒तेसु॑ते॒ न्यो॑कसे बृ॒हद्बृ॑ह॒त एद॒रिः । इन्द्रा॑य शू॒षम॑र्चति ॥
Transliteration
suté-sute nyòkase bṛhád-bṛhatéd aríḥ | índrāya śū́ṣam arcati ||
Translation
At each pressing of the Soma, to Indra who dwells within and is the Vast and the ever-Vaster, the aspiring seeker indeed comes forward and chants the hymn of impetuous force—an offering of awakened energy to Indra.
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
सु॒तेऽसु॑ते । निऽओ॑कसे । बृ॒हत् । बृ॒ह॒ते । आ । इत् । अ॒रिः । इन्द्रा॑य । शू॒षम् । अ॒र्च॒ति॒ ॥सुतेसुते । निओकसे । बृहत् । बृहते । आ । इत् । अरिः । इन्द्राय । शूषम् । अर्चति ॥sute--sute | ni-okase | bṛhat | bṛhate | ā | it | ariḥ | indrāya | śūṣam | arcati
Word by Word
सुतेat the (Soma) pressing
सुते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसुता- (ppp of √सु ‘to press/soma-press’)
सुतेat each pressing
सुते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसुता- (ppp of √सु ‘to press/soma-press’)
निdown, in; (as preverb)
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (upasarga) अव्यय
ओकसेfor (his) dwelling/seat
ओकसे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootओकस्- (n.) ‘house, dwelling, seat’
बृहत्the great
बृहत्:
कर्तृ (epithet of the agent) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्- (adj.) from √बृह् ‘to grow, be great’
बृहत्the very great
बृहत्:
कर्तृ (epithet) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहत्- (adj.) from √बृह्
एत्comes
एत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√इ (to go) — Vedic injunctive/aorist form ‘एत्’
अरिःthe singer/suppliant
अरिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअरि- (m.) ‘eager one; singer/suppliant’ (Vedic)
इन्द्रायto Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (m.)
शूषम्praise (hymn/impulse)
शूषम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशूष- (n.) ‘praise; strength/impulse’ (Vedic)
अर्चतिpraises/sings
अर्चति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अर्च् ‘to praise, sing’