Rig Veda 8.53.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 53, Mantra 3

Sukta 8.53

Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva tradition)

Devata: Soma/Indu (with ritual instruments adrayaḥ as agents)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires full metrical verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

आ नो विश्वेषां रसं मध्वः सिञ्चन्त्वद्रयः । ये परावति सुन्विरे जनेष्वा ये अर्वावतीन्दवः ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.53.3

Transliteration

ā́ no víśveṣāṃ rásaṃ mádhvaḥ siñcántv ádrayaḥ | yé parāváti sunvíre jáneṣv ā́ yé arvāvatī́ndavaḥ ||

Translation

搾り石よ、われらのために、あらゆる甘美の精髄、蜜なるラサ（rasa）を注げ。ソーマ（Soma）の滴が、はるかな地で諸族のあいだに搾られようと、ここ近きところで搾られようと、願わくはそれらがわれらに来たり、歓喜と光明のひとすじの流れとなれ。

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Word by Word

• आ: hither, towards (us)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• विश्वेषाम्: of all
• विश्वेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व

• रसम्: sap, essence, juice
• रसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस

• मध्वः: of honey / of sweetness
• मध्वः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु

• सिञ्चन्तु: let them pour
• सिञ्चन्तु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सिच्

• अद्रयः: the pressing-stones
• अद्रयः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रि

• ये: who, which
• ये: Kartā (of subordinate clause)
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद्

• परावति: in the far region, afar
• परावति: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun/Adjective (locative of place)
• Root: परावत् (पर + अवत्)

• सुन्विरे: have pressed (Soma)
• सुन्विरे: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (सोम-प्रसवने) / सुनु

• जनेषु: among peoples, in tribes
• जनेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• ये: who
• ये: Kartā (of subordinate clause)
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद्

• अर्वावतीम्: nearer, on this side (hitherward)
• अर्वावतीम्: Karma (object of motion/goal in sense)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्वावत्

• दवः: gifts/portions (Vedic: distributions, offerings)
• दवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: दव