Rig Veda 1.177.3: Mandala 1, Sukta 177, Mantra 3

Sukta 1.177

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ तिष्ठ रथं वृषणं वृषा ते सुतः सोमः परिषिक्ता मधूनि । युक्त्वा वृषभ्यां वृषभ क्षितीनां हरिभ्यां याहि प्रवतोप मद्रिक् ॥

Transliteration

ā́ tíṣṭha ráthaṃ vṛ́ṣaṇaṃ vṛ́ṣā te sutáḥ sómaḥ pári-siktā mádhūni | yuktvā́ vṛ́ṣa-bhyāṃ vṛṣabha kṣitīnā́ṃ háribhyāṃ yāhi prá-vatopá madrík ||

Translation

Naikilah kereta yang kuat; bagimu Soma telah diperas, wahai Yang Perkasa, dan manisannya dituangkan mengelilingi. Setelah memasang dua kuda yang penuh daya, wahai Banteng bagi kediaman-kediaman, datanglah dengan para Hari menuruni lereng-lereng menuju ekstasi.

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Word by Word

• आ: hither; forth (towards)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)

• तिष्ठ: mount! stand!
• तिष्ठ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठति)

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (prātipadika)

• वृषणम्: strong; virile; mighty
• वृषणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृषण (prātipadika)

• वृषा: the bull (mighty one)
• वृषा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषन्/वृष (prātipadika)

• ते: of you; your
• ते: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (pronoun)

• सुतः: pressed; expressed
• सुतः: Kartā (with सोमः)
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: सु (dhātu) → सुत (PPP)

• सोमः: Soma (the pressed sacred drink)
• सोमः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (prātipadika)

• परिषिक्ताः: poured around; sprinkled; mixed
• परिषिक्ताः: Kartā/Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Participle (Adjective)
• Root: सिच् (dhātu) + परि- → परिषिक्त (PPP)

• मधूनि: sweet draughts; honeyed drinks
• मधूनि: Kartā (with implied ‘are’) / Karma (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (prātipadika)

• युक्त्वा: having yoked
• युक्त्वा: —
• Type: Verbal Indeclinable
• Root: युज् (dhātu) → युक्त्वा (absolutive)

• वृषभ्याम्: with the two bulls (i.e., two steeds)
• वृषभ्याम्: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषभ (prātipadika)

• वृषभ: O bull! (mighty one)
• वृषभ: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: वृषभ (prātipadika)

• क्षितीनाम्: of the peoples; of the lands
• क्षितीनाम्: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति (prātipadika)

• हरिभ्याम्: with the two bay (tawny) horses
• हरिभ्याम्: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (prātipadika)

• याहि: go! come! drive!
• याहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (dhātu)

• प्रवत उप: up to the slope(s)/downhill course; towards the descents
• प्रवत उप: Adhikaraṇa (with motion)
• Type: Noun + Indeclinable
• Root: प्रवत् (prātipadika) + उप (avyaya)

• मद्रिक्: towards the Madra-region / in the Madra-direction (as a directional adverb)
• मद्रिक्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मद्रिक् (directional indeclinable, RV)