Rig Veda 8.17.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 17, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.17
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (Mandala 8; specific rishi not provided in input)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Unknown (not inferable securely from provided excerpt alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अयं त इन्द्र सोमो निपूतो अधि बर्हिषि । एहीमस्य द्रवा पिब ॥
Transliteration
ayaṃ ta indra somo nipūto adhi barhiṣi | ehīm asya drava piba ||
Translation
Este Soma para ti, oh Indra, purificado, yace sobre el Barhis, el asiento sagrado. Ven; corre hacia él y bebe de esta esencia que fluye.
Word by Word
अयम्this (here)
अयम्:
Kartā (वाक्य-प्रवर्तक/निर्देशकः) अथवा विषय-निर्देशः
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you / to you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन (आह्वान)
TypeNoun (proper) संबोधन
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमःSoma (pressed drink)
सोमः:
Kartā/विषयः (यः प्रस्तुतः)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
निपूतःpurified / well-filtered
निपूतः:
Kartā-सम्बद्ध-विशेषणम्
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootपू (धातु) + नि- (उपसर्ग) → निपूत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
अधिupon / on
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa-निर्देशक (स्थान) / उपपद-सम्बन्धः
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
बर्हिषिon the sacred grass (barhis)
बर्हिषि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
एहिcome!
एहि:
(क्रिया) — आह्वान/प्रेरणा
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु) — ‘एहि’ (लोट्-आदेशः)
इमस्यof this
इमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) — ‘अस्य’ = of this
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
द्रवrun / hasten
द्रव:
(क्रिया) — प्रेरणा
TypeVerb
Rootद्रु (धातु) / द्रव (आदेश-रूप; ‘द्रव’ = run/hasten)
पिबdrink
पिब:
(क्रिया) — कर्म-ग्रहणम्
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) ‘पिब’ (आदेश-रूप)
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