Rig Veda 8.97.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 97, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.97
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्मे इन्द्र सचा सुते नि षदा पीतये मधु । कृधी जरित्रे मघवन्नवो महदस्मे इन्द्र सचा सुते ॥
Transliteration
asmé indra sacā́ suté ní ṣadā pītáye mádhu | kṛdhī jaritré maghavann ávo mahat asmé indra sacā́ suté ||
Translation
With us, O Indra, in the pressed Soma, sit down to drink the sweetness. Fashion for the singer, O Bounteous One, a great help—here with us, O Indra, in the pressed Soma.
Word by Word
अस्मेfor us / to us
अस्मे:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
सचाtogether (with), in company
सचा:
सहकारक (सहभाव) / क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच् (सचते) / सचा (अव्यय)
सुतेin/at the pressed (Soma)
सुते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (from participle)
Rootसुता (ppp of √सु ‘to press’)
निdown, in
नि:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootनि
षदsit (down)!
षद:
क्रिया (इन्द्रस्य) / कर्तृ-प्रवृत्तिः
TypeVerb
Root√सद् (सीदति) / वैदिक आज्ञार्थे ‘षद’
पीतयेfor drinking
पीतये:
प्रयोजन (उद्देश्य) / सम्प्रदानार्थ
TypeVerbal noun / Infinitive
Rootपीति (from √पा ‘to drink’) / पीतये (inf.)
मधुsweet drink; honey; Soma
मधु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
कृधीmake! / do!
कृधी:
क्रिया (इन्द्रस्य) / कर्तृ-प्रवृत्तिः
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करोति)
जरित्रेfor the singer/praiser
जरित्रे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (from √गॄ/√जर् ‘to sing/praise’ → jaritṛ ‘praiser’)
मघवन्O bountiful one
मघवन्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootमघवन्
अवःhelp, aid
अवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्
महत्great
महत्:
कर्म (विशेषणत्वेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
अस्मेfor us
अस्मे:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
सचाtogether (with)
सचा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसचा (अव्यय)
सुतेin/at the pressed Soma
सुते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun (from participle)
Rootसुता (ppp of √सु)
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