Rig Veda 5.51.7: Mandala 5, Sukta 51, Mantra 7
Sukta 5.51
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition; hymn attributed to the Atri family)
Devata: Indra-Vāyu (with Soma as the offering-power)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; verse-length and cadence consistent with Jagatī in this section)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सुता इन्द्राय वायवे सोमासो दध्याशिरः । निम्नं न यन्ति सिन्धवोऽभि प्रयः ॥
Transliteration
sutā́ indrā́ya vāyáve sómāso dádhyāśiraḥ | nímnaṃ ná yánti síndhavo ’bhí práyaḥ ||
Translation
Los Somas prensados para Indra y Vāyu, mezclados con dadhyāśir (mezcla con leche cuajada), avanzan hacia la ofrenda (prayaḥ), como los ríos hacia lo hondo.
Word by Word
सुताःpressed/extracted (Soma-juices), i.e., the pressed ones
सुताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Root√सु (सु- ‘to press/extract’ > सुत (ppp) as prātipadika)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
वायवेfor Vāyu
वायवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (prātipadika)
सोमासःSoma (drops/juices)
सोमासः:
Kartā (apposition to सुताः)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
दध्याशिरः(mixed) with curds; curd-mixture
दध्याशिरः:
Kartā (apposition/descriptor of Soma)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootदधि + आशिर्/आशिस् (compound prātipadika; ‘curd-mixture’)
निम्नम्the low place; the downward slope
निम्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिम्न (prātipadika)
नlike/as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (particle)
यन्तिgo; move
यन्ति:
— (finite verb)
TypeVerb
Root√या (to go)
सिन्धवःrivers/streams
सिन्धवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसिन्धु (prātipadika)
अभिtowards; unto
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (preverb/preposition)
प्रयःrefreshment; nourishment; vital strength
प्रयः:
Karma (goal/object with अभि)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयस् (prātipadika)
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