Rig Veda 8.31.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 31, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.31
Devata: Indra (Śakra)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुरोळाशं यो अस्मै सोमं ररत आशिरम् । पादित्तं शक्रो अंहसः ॥
Transliteration
puroḷā́śaṃ yó asmai sómaṃ rárata āśíram | pā́d íttaṃ śakró áṃhasaḥ ||
Translation
Jo bhagwan ko bhojan aur som ras chadhata hai. Usmein taakat hoti hai. Shaktishali bhagwan usko paap aur taklif se bachate hain.
Word by Word
पुरोळाशम्puroḷāśa (sacrificial cake), as the offering
पुरोळाशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोळाश- (प्रातिपदिक; यज्ञीय पिष्टपाक/केक)
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मैto him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
ररतgave, bestowed
ररत:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Root√रा (राति/रारति) / वैदिक √रर् (देने/प्रदाने)
आशिरम्a blessing, benediction
आशिरम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootआशिस्/आशीर्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आशीः’)
पादित्तम्footed/with feet; (as predicate) made to have footing / set on foot
पादित्तम्:
(विधेय-विशेषणम्) कर्मणि-भावः
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootपादि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पादि’ = पाद-सम्बद्ध/पाद-रूप) + -त (कृत्)
शक्रःŚakra (Indra)
शक्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र- (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य नाम)
अंहसःfrom distress/sin/anguish
अंहसः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
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