Rig Veda 8.32.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 32, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.32
Rishi: Kaṇva
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī or Anuṣṭubh-like short meter (uncertain; requires syllable count)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
प्र कृतान्यृजीषिणः कण्वा इन्द्रस्य गाथया । मदे सोमस्य वोचत ॥
Transliteration
prá kṛtā́ny ṛjīṣíṇaḥ káṇvā índrasya gā́thayā | máde sómasya vocata ||
Translation
હે કણ્વો, ઇન્દ્રના ઋજીષિણઃ—સીધા દોડતા બળના—કૃત કાર્યોને ગાથા દ્વારા પ્રગટ કરો; સોમના મદમાં તેમને ઉચ્ચારો.
Word by Word
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga)
कृतानिdeeds, things done
कृतानि:
Karma (object of ‘वोचत’)
TypeNoun (verbal adjective used substantively)
Rootकृ (धातु) → कृत (PPP) / कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋजीषिणःof the ‘ऋजीषिन्’ (Indra; the one with tawny/bright [steeds], or ‘with chaff/pressings’)
ऋजीषिणः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: of)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootऋजीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक; epithet)
कण्वाःthe Kaṇvas (seers/poets)
कण्वाः:
Kartā (speakers)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootकण्व (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रस्यof Indra
इन्द्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: of)
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गाथयाwith a song, by a chant
गाथया:
Karaṇa (instrument: by/with)
TypeNoun
Rootगाथा (प्रातिपदिक)
मदेin the exhilaration, in the intoxication
मदे:
Adhikaraṇa (locus/condition)
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: of)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
वोचतthey spoke, they uttered
वोचत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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