Rig Veda 1.153.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 153, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.153
Rishi: Dīrghatamas Āucathya
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa (Aditya sovereignty in background)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत वां विक्षु मद्यास्वन्धो गाव आपश्च पीपयन्त देवीः । उतो नो अस्य पूर्व्यः पतिर्दन्वीतं पातं पयस उस्रियायाः ॥
Transliteration
utá vāṁ vikṣú madyā́sv ándho gā́va ā́paś ca pīpayanta devī́ḥ | utó no asyá pū́rvyaḥ pátir dán vītáṁ pātáṁ páyasa usríyāyāḥ ||
Translation
また諸氏族のうち、恍惚のただなかで、飲料（ソーマの一飲）と牝牛と神なる水々とは汝らのために増し満つ。さらにわれらのために、この（秩序）の古き主が授けよ——来たれ、飲め、飲め——輝く牝牛の乳、その養いの精髄を。
Word by Word
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
वाम्of you two / you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध (gen.) / कर्म (acc.)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
विक्षुamong the clans/settlements
विक्षु:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootविś्
मद्यासुin the middle (places); amidst
मद्यासु:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमध्यम
अन्धःSoma-juice; pressed drink
अन्धः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस्
गावःcows
गावः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootगो
आपःwaters
आपः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootअप्
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पीपयन्तthey caused to swell; they made (it) abound; they refreshed
पीपयन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति) / प्या (पीयते) → causative stem पीपय-
देवीःthe goddesses (esp. the Waters)
देवीः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी
उतोand also
उतो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अस्यof this; of him
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
पूर्व्यःancient; primeval
पूर्व्यः:
विशेषण (of पतिः)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व्य
पतिःlord; master
पतिः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootपति
दन्वीतम्(as) the wide/expansive one; in wide expanse (epithet/qualifier)
दन्वीतम्:
कर्म/अव्ययीभाव (adverbial)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootदन्वीत (epithet; prātipadika)
पातम्protect (you two)!; guard!
पातम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति) / पा (पालने) → imperative stem पात-
पयसःof milk; of nourishment
पयसः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपयस्
उस्रियायाःof the ruddy cow; of the milch-cow (dawn-colored)
उस्रियायाः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootउस्रिया
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