Rig Veda 1.187.9: Mandala 1, Sukta 187, Mantra 9
Sukta 1.187
Devata: Soma
Chandas: Gayatri/Anuṣṭubh uncertain (meter requires syllable verification; short verse suggests non-Trishtubh)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यत्ते सोम गवाशिरो यवाशिरो भजामहे । वातापे पीव इद्भव ॥
Transliteration
yát te soma gávāśiro yávāśiro bhájāmahe | vātāpe pī́va íd bhava ||
Translation
हे सोम, जब हम तुम्हे दूध और जौ के साथ मिलाते हैं, तब एक स्ट्रॉन्ग ड्रिंक बनती है। हवा तुम्हे गरम करती है। तुम अंदर जाके हमें ताकत दो। तुम हमें खुश रखो।
Word by Word
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma (सम्बन्धसूचक/यद्-सम्बन्ध)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / यद्-शब्द
तेof you / your
ते:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अधिकार)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
गवाशिरः(the mixture) with cow’s head/milk (i.e., milk-mixture)
गवाशिरः:
Karma (भजामहे इति)
TypeNoun
Rootगवाशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक; गवा + शिरस्, समास)
यवाशिरः(the mixture) with barley (i.e., barley-mixture)
यवाशिरः:
Karma (भजामहे इति)
TypeNoun
Rootयवाशिरस् (प्रातिपदिक; यव + शिरस्, समास)
भजामहेwe partake / we share / we enjoy
भजामहे:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभज् (धातु) ‘भागे/सेवायाम्’
वातापेO Vātāpi (wind-heated/air-warmed one; epithet)
वातापे:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवातापि (प्रातिपदिक; वात + आपि/अप्-सम्बद्ध, समास/नाम)
पीवO fat/abundant one
पीव:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन; विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपीवन्/पीव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्थूल/पुष्ट’)
इत्indeed / just
इत्:
(Emphasis/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
भवbe / become
भव:
Kriyā (आज्ञा/विधि)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
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