Atharva Veda 20.22.1: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 22, Mantra 1

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अ॒भि त्वा॑ वृषभा सु॒ते सु॒तं सृ॑जामि पी॒तये॑ । तृ॒म्पा व्यऽश्नुही॒ मद॑म्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.22.1

IAST Transliteration

abhí tvā vṛ́ṣabhā suté sutáṃ sṛjāmi pītáye | tṛ́mpa vy àśnuhí mádam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Unto thee, O Bull, at the pressing, I send forth the pressed draught for drinking. Be thou satisfied; fully enjoy the exhilaration.

Translation

हे बैल, मैं सोम रस तेरे लिए निकाल रहा हूँ। यह पीये के लिए है। तू खुश हो जा, इसके नशे का पूरा मज़ा ले।

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Word by Word

• अभि: towards, unto
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वृषभा: bulls; (met.) strong ones
• वृषभा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुते: in/at the pressed (soma)
• सुते: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective (participial)
• Root: सु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• सुतम्: the pressed (soma/juice)
• सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective (participial)
• Root: सु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• सृजामि: I release/let flow
• सृजामि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)

• पीतये: for drinking
• पीतये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (action noun)
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीति (कृदन्त/भाव-प्रातिपदिक)

• तृम्पा: be satisfied; take your fill
• तृम्पा: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्/तृम्प् (धातु; तृप्यति) → तृम्प (आज्ञार्थ-रूप)

• वि: apart, fully, intensively
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अश्नुहि: partake; attain; enjoy
• अश्नुहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु; अश्नुते/अश्नाति ‘to attain, to partake’)

• मदम्: intoxication; exhilaration (soma-rapture)
• मदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance; not determinable from excerpt alone.

Devata: Indra (as vṛṣabha)

Chandas: Gāyatrī-like short verse (requires scansion confirmation).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: vira