Mantra 3
Sukta 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इन्द्रो ब्रह्मा ब्राह्मणात् सुष्टुभः स्वर्कादृतुना सोमं पिबतु
IAST Transliteration
índro bráhmā brā́hmaṇāt suṣṭúbhaḥ svarkā́d ṛtúnā sómaṁ pibatu
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Let Indra—(as) the Brahman—duly hymned, from the Brahman’s station, from the bright heaven, in season and in right order, drink the Soma.
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्माthe sacred utterance / the Brahman (as priestly power)
ब्रह्मा:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्राह्मणात्from the Brāhmaṇa (priest)
ब्राह्मणात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
सुष्टुभःfrom the Suṣṭubh metre
सुष्टुभः:
अपादान (उद्गम/स्रोत-भाव)
TypeNoun
Rootसुष्टुभ् (प्रातिपदिक; छन्दोनाम)
स्वर्कात्from the heavenly light / from heaven
स्वर्कात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतुनाwith/through the proper season (right order)
ऋतुना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पिबतुlet him drink / may he drink
पिबतु:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) ‘to drink’
Attribution
Rishi: RV-tradition attribution (not recoverable from excerpt alone)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Yajus-style invitatory formula (non-metrical/irregular in this excerpt)
Mantra Rasa
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