Rig Veda 10.76.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 76, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.76
Rishi: Traditionally attributed to a seer of the late tenth maṇḍala (as per Anukramaṇī for RV 10.76); exact rishi not supplied in input
Devata: Indra (as receiver of Soma) and the pressing-stones (Adri/Grāvāṇaḥ) as invoked powers
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एते नरः स्वपसो अभूतन य इन्द्राय सुनुथ सोममद्रयः । वामंवामं वो दिव्याय धाम्ने वसुवसु वः पार्थिवाय सुन्वते ॥
Transliteration
eté naraḥ svápaso abhūtana yá índrāya sunútha sómam ádrayaḥ | vā́mam-vā́maṃ vo divyā́ya dhā́mne vásu-vasu vaḥ pārthivā́ya sunvaté ||
Translation
यह पत्थर ताकतवर हो गए हैं। यह इंद्र के लिए सोम रस निकालते हैं। आसमान की दुनिया में अच्छी चीज़ें भेजो। धरती पर भी धन और खुशी दो। दोनों जगह खुशाली हो।
Word by Word
एतेthese
एते:
Kartā
TypePronoun/Determiner
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नरःmen
नरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनृ (प्रातिपदिक: नर)
स्वपसःskilled in good work
स्वपसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु- + अपस् (प्रातिपदिक: स्वपस् ‘good-work’)
अभूतनthey became / proved
अभूतन:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
येwho
ये:
Kartā
TypeRelative pronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुनुथpress (ye)
सुनुथ:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसु (धातु ‘to press/express Soma’)
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्रयः(you) stones / pressing-stones
अद्रयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
वामं-वामंeach desirable (gift/boon)
वामं-वामं:
Karma
TypeAdjective (reduplicated for distributive sense)
Rootवाम (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
(सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
दिव्यायto the heavenly
दिव्याय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootदिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
धाम्नेabode / station
धाम्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootधामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वसु-वसुeach wealth / each good
वसु-वसु:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective (reduplicated distributively)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
वःof you / your
वः:
(सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पार्थिवायto the earthly
पार्थिवाय:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
सुन्वतेto the presser (of Soma)
सुन्वते:
Sampradāna
TypeParticiple
Rootसु (धातु) → सुन्वत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
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