Rig Veda 8.95.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 95, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.95
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ त्वा शुक्रा अचुच्यवुः सुतास इन्द्र गिर्वणः । पिबा त्वस्यान्धस इन्द्र विश्वासु ते हितम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ tvā śukrā́ acucyavuḥ sutā́sa indra girvaṇaḥ | píbā tv asyā́ndhasa índra víśvāsu te hitám ||
Translation
輝ける搾り汁は汝へと流れ来たる、インドラ（Indra）よ、讃歌を愛する者よ。ゆえにこのソーマの精髄を飲め、インドラよ。われらのあらゆる働きのうちに汝のため据えられしものを—光明の力が入りて全存在を治めんがために。
Word by Word
आhither, towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) अथवा आ (nipāta)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
शुक्राःbright ones (i.e., bright Soma-drops/pressings)
शुक्राः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अचुच्यवुःhave set in motion / have impelled
अचुच्यवुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootच्यु (धातु) < च्यवते ‘to move, set in motion’
सुतासःthe pressed (Soma-juices)
सुतासः:
कर्तृ (शुक्राः/सुतासः as co-referent subjects)
TypeNoun (kṛdanta used as noun)
Rootसु (धातु) + त (कृत्) → सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
गिर्वणःO praised-by-songs (acceptor of hymns)
गिर्वणः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootगिर्वणस् (प्रातिपदिक) < गिर् + वनस्
पिबdrink!
पिब:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) ‘to drink’
तुindeed, then
तु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (निपात)
अस्यof this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्धसःof the Soma-juice / of the draught
अन्धसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive; with पिब = ‘drink of the Soma-juice’)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वासुin all (places/occasions)
विश्वासु:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective (used with implied ‘स्तुतिषु/हविषु/ऋतुषु’ etc.)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
तेfor you / to you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
हितम्set/placed, prepared (for you)
हितम्:
कर्म (with implied ‘पिब’ = drink what is set for you)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootधा (धातु) + क्त → हित (प्रातिपदिक)
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