Rig Veda 8.4.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 4, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.4
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage; Kaṇvāḥ)
Devata: Indra (recipient of Soma/anna)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्वयं चित्स मन्यते दाशुरिर्जनो यत्रा सोमस्य तृम्पसि । इदं ते अन्नं युज्यं समुक्षितं तस्येहि प्र द्रवा पिब ॥
Transliteration
svayáṁ cítsá manyate dā́śurir jáno yátrā sómasya tṛ́mpasi | idáṁ te ánnaṁ yújyaṁ sám-ukṣitaṁ tásyehi prá drava píba ||
Translation
施与者自身さえ、かく思う――汝がソーマにて満ち足るそのところに。これは汝にふさわしき食、よく灑がれ整えられたるもの。そこへ来たれ、前へ走り出でて飲め。
Word by Word
स्वयम्of oneself; by oneself
स्वयम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
चित्indeed; even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय/निपात)
सःhe
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मन्यतेthinks; deems
मन्यते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√मन् (मन्यते)
दाशुःthe giver; the worshipper (who gives)
दाशुः:
Kartā (सम्बन्धः ‘सः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun (agent) / Adjective
Root√दाश् (दाश्वस्/दाशुस् ‘दाता’)
इर्जनःthe vigorous/active man (a strong person)
इर्जनः:
Kartā (अपि ‘सः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootइर्जन (प्रातिपदिक; RV-विशेषः)
जनःthe man; person
जनः:
Kartā (अपि ‘सः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootजन (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र (अव्यय)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
तृम्पसिyou satisfy; you gladden
तृम्पसि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√तृप् (तृम्पति/तृम्पसि; Vedic nasal-infix/strengthened present)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma (अन्नम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour; for you
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अन्नम्food; nourishment
अन्नम्:
Karma (पिब इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
युज्यम्fit to be joined/yoked; suitable
युज्यम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective (gerundive) / Participle
Rootयुज्य (√युज् सेव्य/योग्य ‘to be yoked/fit’)
समुक्षितम्well-sprinkled; well-moistened; well-prepared
समुक्षितम्:
Karma (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple
Rootसम्-√उक्ष् (उक्षति ‘to sprinkle/moisten’; PPP)
तस्यof that
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एहिcome!
एहि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√इ (एहि)
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्रवrun! hasten!
द्रव:
—
TypeVerb
Root√द्रु/√द्रव् (द्रवति ‘to run’; Vedic imperative stem द्रव-)
पिबdrink!
पिब:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति)
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