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Rig Veda 8.91.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 91, Mantra 2

Sukta 8.91

Devata: Soma (as drink) with Indra/guest motif in background

असौ य एषि वीरको गृहंगृहं विचाकशद् । इमं जम्भसुतं पिब धानावन्तं करम्भिणमपूपवन्तमुक्थिनम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.91.2

asáu yá éṣi vīráko gṛháṃgṛhaṃ vicā́kaśat | imáṃ jámbhasutaṃ piba dhānā́vantaṃ karambhíṇam apū́pavantaṃ ukthínam ||

Este es el que va de un lado a otro, el huésped audaz, dándose a conocer de casa en casa: bebe esto, lo prensado nacido de las mandíbulas (del triturar), rico en granos, mezclado con la ofrenda, con tortas, con el poder del himno.

असौthat (he), yonder one
असौ:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एषिyou go/come
एषि:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
वीरकःthe little hero / brave one
वीरकः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवीरक (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वीर’ + क)
गृहम्house
गृहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
गृहम्(each) house
गृहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
विचाकशत्he appeared conspicuous / shone forth
विचाकशत्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootचकाश्/कश् (धातु; ‘to shine/appear, be conspicuous’) + वि-
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जम्भसुतम्Jambha’s son (epithet)
जम्भसुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजम्भसुत (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जम्भ’ + ‘सुत’)
पिबdrink
पिब:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
धानावन्तम्having grain / rich in grain
धानावन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootधानावत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धान’ + वत्)
करम्भिणम्with karambha (barley-mixture)
करम्भिणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकरम्भिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
अपूपवन्तम्having cakes (apūpa)
अपूपवन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअपूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अपूप’ + वत्)
उक्थिनम्praise-worthy / accompanied by hymns
उक्थिनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootउक्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

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