Rig Veda 8.76.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 76, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.76
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मरुत्वाँ इन्द्र मीढ्वः पिबा सोमं शतक्रतो । अस्मिन्यज्ञे पुरुष्टुत ॥
Transliteration
marutvā́m̐ indra mīḍhvàḥ píbā sómaṃ śatakrato | asmín yajñé puruṣṭuta ||
Translation
O Indra with the Maruts, bountiful giver, drink the Soma, O thou of a hundred powers, in this sacrifice—O widely praised—so our offering may become a field of victorious increase.
Word by Word
मरुत्वान्O Marut-possessing (accompanied by the Maruts)
मरुत्वान्:
सम्बोधन (आमन्त्रण; कारक-रूपेण न निर्दिष्टः)
TypeAdjective
Rootमरुत्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; मरुत् + वत्) अथवा मरुत्वान् (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मीढ्वःO bountiful one / giver
मीढ्वः:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootमीढ्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मीढ्वस्’ = दाता/वर्षक/उदार)
पिबdrink!
पिब:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) ‘पिब’ (आदेश-रूप)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed ritual drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
शतक्रतोO of a hundred powers/stratagems
शतक्रतो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootशतक्रतु (प्रातिपदिक; शत + क्रतु)
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
अधिकरण
TypePronoun
Rootअयम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्मिन्
यज्ञेsacrifice, ritual
यज्ञे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुष्टुतO much-praised (praised by many)
पुरुष्टुत:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootपुरुष्टुत् (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु + स्तुत्) अथवा पुरु-स्तुत (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समासाधारित विशेषण)
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