Shukla Yajur Veda — Adhyaya 12, Mantra 114
Rishi: RV-derived Soma-stuti tradition (as received in VS).
Devata: Soma
Chandas: Gāyatrī (short, 3×8-type structure typical of gāyatrī stanzas)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ प्या॑यस्व मदिन्तम॒ सोम॒ विश्वे॑भिर॒ᳪशुभि॑ः । भवा॑ नः स॒प्रथ॑स्तम॒ः सखा॑ वृ॒धे
Transliteration
ā pyāyasva madintama soma viśvebhir aṃśubhiḥ | bhavā naḥ saprathastamaḥ sakhā vṛdhe ||
Translation
हे सोम! अत्यन्त आनन्ददायक, तू अपने समस्त शुभ किरणों सहित बढ़ और परिपुष्ट हो। हमारे लिए तू सर्वाधिक व्यापक रूप से फैलने वाला, हमारी वृद्धि का मित्र बन।
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
आ । प्यायस्व । मदिन्तम । सोम । विश्वेभिः । अंशुभिः । भव । नः । स-प्रथः-तमः । सखा । वृधे
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आtowards; forth (preverb)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग)
प्यायस्वswell; grow strong; become full
प्यायस्व:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Root√प्या (प्याय्) / √प्यै (वृद्धौ, पुष्टौ)
मदिन्-तमmost intoxicating; most exhilarating
मदिन्-तम:
Karma (qualifier of ‘सोमम्’)
TypeAdjective
Rootमदिन् (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘मद’ + इन्)
सोमSoma (the pressed sacred drink/deity)
सोम:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिकम्)
विश्वेभिःwith all
विश्वेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (सर्व)
अंशुभिःwith rays; with stalks/streams (of Soma)
अंशुभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअंशु (प्रातिपदिकम्)
भवbecome; be
भव:
Kartā (implicit ‘त्वम्’)
TypeVerb
Root√भू
नःfor us; of us
नः:
Sampradāna (beneficiary; ‘for us/our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
स-प्रथस्-तमःmost widely-extending; most expansive
स-प्रथस्-तमः:
Kartā/Predicate (to ‘भव’)
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्रथस् (प्रातिपदिकम्; ‘सु/स’ + प्रथस् ‘breadth, expanse’)
सखाfriend
सखा:
Kartā/Predicate (apposition to the subject addressed)
TypeNoun
Rootसखि (प्रातिपदिकम्)
वृधेfor growth; for increase; for prosperity
वृधे:
Sampradāna (purpose/benefit)
TypeNoun (abstract) / Kṛdanta-based
Rootवृध् (वृद्धि) → वृधि/वृध (नाम/कृदन्त-आधारः); here as dative of purpose
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