Rig Veda 8.1.24: Mandala 8, Sukta 1, Mantra 24

Sukta 8.1

Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva tradition predominates in Maṇḍala 8; exact ṛṣi for 8.1 varies by Anukramaṇī—flagged as likely Kāṇva)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Gāyatrī (common in Indra hymns of Maṇḍala 8; flagged as probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ त्वा सहस्रमा शतं युक्ता रथे हिरण्यये । ब्रह्मयुजो हरय इन्द्र केशिनो वहन्तु सोमपीतये ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.1.24

Transliteration

ā́ tvā sahásram ā́ śatáṃ yuktā́ ráthe hiraṇyáye | brahma-yújo háraya indra keśíno váhantu sóma-pītaye ||

Translation

千と百とが軛に繋がれて—黄金の車にて汝を運ばんことを。ブラフマン（brahman）に結ばれた黄褐の駿馬、力の鬣をもつものよ、インドラよ、ソーマを飲むために汝を載せて来たれ。

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Word by Word

• आ: towards, hither
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (2nd pers. pronoun)

• सहस्रम्: a thousand
• सहस्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (prātipadika)

• आ: and (unto), up to
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (upasarga)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (prātipadika)

• युक्ताः: yoked, harnessed
• युक्ताः: Kartā (with ‘हरयः’ as the substantive)
• Type: Adjective/Participle
• Root: युज् (dhātu) → युक्त (PPP)

• रथे: on/in the chariot
• रथे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (prātipadika)

• हिरण्यये: golden
• हिरण्यये: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हिरण्यय (prātipadika)

• ब्रह्मयुजः: yoked/linked with sacred formulation (brahman), prayer-yoked
• ब्रह्मयुजः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + युज् (tatpuruṣa/bahuvrīhi adj. stem ‘brahma-yuj’)

• हरयः: the tawny (horses)
• हरयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (prātipadika)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: इन्द्र (prātipadika)

• केशिनः: maned, long-haired
• केशिनः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केशिन् (prātipadika)

• वहन्तु: let them carry/bring
• वहन्तु: — (finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (dhātu)

• सोमपीतये: for soma-drinking
• सोमपीतये: Sampradāna (purpose/aim) / Prayojana-dative
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम + पीति (prātipadika; ‘drinking of soma’)