Rig Veda 7.22.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 22, Mantra 1
Sukta 7.22
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पिबा सोममिन्द्र मन्दतु त्वा यं ते सुषाव हर्यश्वाद्रिः । सोतुर्बाहुभ्यां सुयतो नार्वा ॥
Transliteration
píbā sómam indra mándatu tvā yáṃ te suṣā́va haryaśvā́driḥ | sotúr bāhúbhyāṃ súyato nā́rvā ||
Translation
Bois le Soma, ô Indra ; qu’il te réjouisse et t’élargisse — celui que la pierre, ô toi aux coursiers fauves, a pressé pour toi. Tel un cheval bien attelé, il est lancé par les bras du presseur.
Word by Word
पिबाdrink!
पिबा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति) धातु
सोमम्Soma (juice)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक) < सु (सव्/सु) ‘to press/produce’ (यज्ञद्रव्य-नाम)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्दतुlet (it/one) gladden
मन्दतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootमन्द् धातु (मन्दते/मन्दति) ‘to be glad, to exhilarate’
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यम्which (Soma)
यम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you / your
ते:
सम्प्रदान (अर्थे: ‘for you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुषावhas pressed
सुषाव:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसु (सुनोति) धातु ‘to press (Soma)’
हर्यश्वO tawny-horsed one
हर्यश्व:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहर्यश्व (प्रातिपदिक) = हरि- ‘tawny’ + अश्व ‘horse’
अद्रिःthe pressing-stone
अद्रिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘stone (for pressing Soma)’
सोतुःof the Soma-presser
सोतुः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootसोतु (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < सु धातु + तृ (कर्तरि) ‘presser’
बाहुभ्याम्with (his) two arms
बाहुभ्याम्:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
सुयतःwell-directed / well-handled
सुयतः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणम् अद्रिः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-यत (कृदन्त/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक) < यत् धातु ‘to stretch/guide/prepare’ with सु-
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
अर्वाa steed
अर्वा:
उपमान (comparison)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्वन्/अर्वा (प्रातिपदिक) ‘horse, steed’
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