Rig Veda 8.17.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 17, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.17
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (Mandala 8; specific rishi not provided in input)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Unknown (not inferable securely from provided excerpt alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
दीर्घस्ते अस्त्वङ्कुशो येना वसु प्रयच्छसि । यजमानाय सुन्वते ॥
Transliteration
dīrghas te astv aṅkuśo yenā vasu pra-yacchasi | yajamānāya sunvate ||
Translation
汝の鉤杖は長くあれ、それによって汝は有の富を授ける。ソーマを搾る祭主に、真実の充溢を与えよ。
Word by Word
दीर्घःlong
दीर्घः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ/भाववाचक-सम्बन्धः) — ‘अङ्कुशः’ का विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive) — ‘तव/ते’
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुlet it be
अस्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
अङ्कुशःgoad, hook (goading-rod)
अङ्कुशः:
कर्तृ (अस्तु-क्रियायाः कर्ता) / विषय
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
येनby which
येन:
करण (instrument) — ‘जिससे’
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वसुwealth, good
वसु:
कर्म (प्रयच्छसि-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रयच्छसिyou bestow / grant forth
प्रयच्छसि:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: त्वम्; कर्म: वसु)
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
यजमानायto the sacrificer
यजमानाय:
सम्प्रदान (recipient) — ‘यजमान को’
TypeNoun
Rootयजमान (प्रातिपदिक; यज्-धातु से ‘यज्ञ करने वाला’)
सुन्वतेto the Soma-presser (one who presses)
सुन्वते:
सम्प्रदान (यजमानाय का विशेषण/समनाधिकरण) — ‘सोम पेरने/निचोड़ने वाले को’
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Rootसु (धातु) → शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्यय (वर्तमान कृदन्त) ‘सुन्वत्’
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