Mantra 19

Sukta 126

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अयमेमि विचाकशद् विचिन्वन् दासमार्यम्। पिबामि पाकसुत्वनोऽभि धीरमचाकशं विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः

IAST Transliteration

ayám emi vicā́kaśad vicinván dāsám ā́ryam | pibā́mi pā́kasutvano’bhí dhī́ram acākaśaṃ víśvasmā́d índra úttaraḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Forth go I, clear-shining, choosing apart the Dāsa from the Ārya. I drink of the well-prepared pressing; full in front of me stands the steadfast one made manifest: from all men, O Indra, thou art the higher.

Translation

Je m’avance, d’un éclat limpide, discernant, séparant le Dāsa de l’Ārya. Je bois du pressurage bien préparé ; devant moi se tient, manifesté, l’inébranlable : parmi tous les hommes, ô Indra, tu es le plus haut.

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• एमि: I go / I proceed
• एमि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)

• विचाकशत्: shone forth / became manifest
• विचाकशत्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: चकाश् (धातु)

• विचिन्वन्: seeking out / selecting
• विचिन्वन्: Kartā
• Type: Participle
• Root: चि (धातु) + वि- (उपसर्ग)

• दासम्: the Dāsa (enemy/servile one)
• दासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दास (प्रातिपदिक)

• आर्यम्: the Ārya (noble one)
• आर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: आर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• पिबामि: I drink
• पिबामि: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)

• पाकसुत्वनः: of (him) whose praise is well-cooked/skillful (epithet)
• पाकसुत्वनः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: पाकसुत्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards / upon
• अभि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• धीम्: thought, insight
• धीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धी (प्रातिपदिक)

• अचाकशम्: I made (it) shine / I perceived clearly
• अचाकशम्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: चकाश् (धातु)

• विश्वस्मात्: from everything / from all
• विश्वस्मात्: Apādāna
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• उत्तरः: higher, superior
• उत्तरः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Rigvedic attribution (Indra/Vṛṣākapi cycle): traditionally connected with Indra-related seers; AVŚ 20 preserves RV material—exact r̥ṣi assignment varies by anukramaṇī tradition.

Devata: Indra (with Vṛṣākapi context in adjacent verses)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with refrain-like cadence)

Mantra Rasa

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