Rig Veda 8.33.4 — Mandala 8, Sukta 33, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.33
Rishi: Medhyātithi (named in the verse as addressee; hymn milieu Kāṇva)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Jagatī (needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पाहि गायान्धसो मद इन्द्राय मेध्यातिथे । यः सम्मिश्लो हर्योर्यः सुते सचा वज्री रथो हिरण्ययः ॥
Transliteration
pā́hi gāyāndhaso máda índrāya medhyātithe | yáḥ sáṃmiślo háryor yáḥ suté sácā vajrī́ rátho hiraṇyáyaḥ ||
Translation
હે મેધ્યાતિથિ, ઇન્દ્ર માટે અંધસ (સોમ-રસ)ના મદને રક્ષ અને ગાન કર. કારણ કે હર્યો (બે તામ્ર અશ્વ-શક્તિઓ)નું સંયુક્ત જોડાણ તેનું છે; સુત સાથે સહચર બની ચાલતો વજ્રીનો હિરણ્યય (સુવર્ણ) રથ તેનું છે—તેથી વિજયી ઊર્જા અમામાં સુરક્ષિત થાય.
Word by Word
पा॒हिprotect! / guard!
पा॒हि:
— (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने/रक्षणे)
गायान्cows
गायान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो (प्रातिपदिक: गो-)
अन्धसःof the Soma-juice / of the drink
अन्धसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (प्रातिपदिक: अन्धस्-)
मदेin intoxication / in exhilaration
मदे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक: मद-)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक: इन्द्र-)
मेध्यातिथेO Medhyātithi
मेध्यातिथे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper name, vocative)
Rootमेध्यातिथि (प्रातिपदिक: मेध्यातिथि-)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (relative clause)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सम्मिश्लःmingled together / closely joined
सम्मिश्लः:
Kartā (as predicate adjective of यः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक: सम्मिश्ल-)
हर्योःof the two bay steeds
हर्योः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक: हरि-)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā (relative clause)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुतेin the pressed (Soma) / at the pressing
सुते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (kṛdanta used substantively)
Rootसु (धातु: सु—सवने) → सुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
सचाtogether with / in company
सचा:
— (क्रियाविशेषण/सहभाव)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक: सचा)
वज्रीthe wielder of the thunderbolt
वज्री:
Kartā (apposition to यः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक: वज्रिन्-)
रथःchariot
रथः:
Kartā (apposition; ‘the chariot’)
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक: रथ-)
हिरण्ययःgolden / made of gold
हिरण्ययः:
Kartā (predicate adjective of रथः)
TypeAdjective
Rootहिरण्यय (प्रातिपदिक: हिरण्यय-)
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