Rig Veda 4.47.2: Mandala 4, Sukta 47, Mantra 2
Sukta 4.47
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Indra-Vāyu (dual invocation)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī (probable; requires metrical count confirmation)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रश्च वायवेषां सोमानां पीतिमर्हथः । युवां हि यन्तीन्दवो निम्नमापो न सध्र्यक् ॥
Transliteration
índraś ca vāyav eṣā́ṃ sómānāṃ pītím arhathaḥ | yuvā́ṃ hí yántīndavo nímnam ā́po ná sadhryàk ||
Translation
Indra and Vāyu, you two are worthy of the drinking of these Soma-waves; for to you the drops move irresistibly, like waters running to the downward hollow—straight to their destined place.
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
वायोO Vāyu
वायो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
एषाम्of these
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमानाम्of the Soma (drops)
सोमानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पीतिम्drinking; draught
पीतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपीति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक; √पा ‘पिबति’ से भाव/कृदन्त-निर्मिति)
अर्हथःyou two are worthy / deserve
अर्हथः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अर्ह् (अर्ह्)
युवाम्you two
युवाम्:
कर्म (प्रमुख-वाक्ये ‘हि’ सहितं बलवत्तर-प्रत्ययः; अर्थतः कर्तृ-सम्बोधन/विषय)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
हिindeed; for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
यन्तिthey go; they come
यन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√या (या गतौ)
इन्दवःSoma-drops
इन्दवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक)
निम्नम्to the low place; downward
निम्नम्:
कर्म (गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः गन्तव्य/देशः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootनिम्न (प्रातिपदिक)
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-वाक्ये)
TypeNoun
Rootअप्/आप् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
सध्र्यक्straight; directly; in one stream
सध्र्यक्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसध्र्यक् (अव्यय/क्रियाविशेषण; ‘सीधे/एकसाथ’ अर्थे)
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