Rig Veda 5.51.6: Mandala 5, Sukta 51, Mantra 6
Sukta 5.51
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Indra-Vāyu
Chandas: Likely Gāyatrī; needs verification
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रश्च वायवेषां सुतानां पीतिमर्हथः । ताञ्जुषेथामरेपसावभि प्रयः ॥
Transliteration
índraś ca vāyav eṣā́ṁ sutā́nāṁ pītím arhathaḥ | tā́n juṣethām arepásāv abhí práyaḥ ||
Translation
इंद्र और वायु, तुम दोनों इस सोम रस को पीने के हक़दार हो। इसका मज़ा लो, तुम दोनों में कोई दोष नहीं। यह भोग तुम्हारे सामने रखा है, इसमें शामिल हो जाओ।
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
वायू(you) two Vāyus / Vāyu (dual, addressed with Indra)
वायू:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवायु (प्रातिपदिक)
एषाम्of these
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुतानाम्of the pressed (Soma-juices)
सुतानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुत (ppp of √सु ‘to press/extract’ → ‘pressed (Soma)’)
पीतिम्drinking; draught
पीतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपीति (प्रातिपदिक; from √पा ‘to drink’)
अर्हथःyou two are entitled to / deserve
अर्हथः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अर्ह् (अर्हति ‘to deserve, be entitled’)
तान्those (Soma-juices)
तान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जुषेथाम्may you two enjoy/accept
जुषेथाम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जुष् (जुषते ‘to enjoy, accept, be pleased with’)
अरेपसाwithout blemish; faultlessly
अरेपसा:
करण
TypeAdjective (used adverbially/instrumental)
Rootअ-रेपस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘without रेपस्’)
अभिtowards; upon
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रयःrefreshment; nourishment; offering (esp. Soma/food)
प्रयः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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