Mantra 18
Rishi: RV vāja/Soma seers (general).
Devata: Vājinaḥ / Viprāḥ (divine powers; in practice the invited gods of the Soma-session).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वाजे॑-वाजेऽवत वाजिनो नो॒ धने॑षु विप्रा अमृता ऋतज्ञाः । अ॒स्य मध्व॑: पिबत मा॒दय॑ध्वं तृ॒प्ता या॑त प॒थिभि॑र्देव॒यानै॑:
Transliteration
vā́je-vāje'vata vājíno no dháneṣu viprā amṛ́tā ṛtajñā́ḥ | asyá mádhvaḥ pibata mā́dayadhvaṃ tṛptā́ yāta pathíbhiḥ devayā́naiḥ
Translation
あらゆるvāja（勝利の力・競勝の賞）において、われらを守り助けたまえ、vājaを得る者たちよ。われらの財の獲得において——霊感ある者、不死なる者、ṛta（宇宙の正理・真実の秩序）を知る者たちよ。この甘美を飲み、歓喜して高揚せよ。満ち足りて、神々へ通ずる道筋（デーヴァ・ヤーナ）によって去りゆけ。
Padapatha (Word Analysis)
वाजे॑-वाजे । अ॒व॒त॒ । वा॒जिनः॑ । नः॒ । धने॑षु । वि॒प्राः । अ॒मृ॒ताः । ऋ॒त॒ज्ञाः । अ॒स्य । मध्वः॑ । पि॒ब॒त॒ । मा॒दय॑ध्वम् । तृ॒प्ताः । या॒त॒ । प॒थिभिः॑ । दे॒व॒यानैः॑
Word by Word
वाजेin each contest / at every prize-winning (race)
वाजे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजेin each contest
वाजे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवाज (प्रातिपदिक)
अवतprotect (you protect)
अवत:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (रक्षणे)
वाजिनःthe prize-winners / racers
वाजिनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
धनेषुin riches / in prizes
धनेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootधन (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्राःthe inspired sages
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृताःimmortal
अमृताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतज्ञाःknowers of ṛta (cosmic order)
ऋतज्ञाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof this (one/this soma)
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम)
मध्वःof the sweetness / of the honey (i.e., soma’s sweetness)
मध्वः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
पिबतdrink (you all drink)
पिबत:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने)
मादयध्वम्be exhilarated / rejoice
मादयध्वम्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (हर्षे/मादने) [णिच्]
तृप्ताःsatiated
तृप्ताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootतृप् (तर्पणे) → तृप्त (कृदन्त)
यातgo
यात:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootया (गत्यर्थे)
पथिभिःby paths
पथिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपथि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पथ्’/‘पथिन्’ इत्यर्थे वैदिक-रूपम्)
देवयानैःby god-going / divine paths
देवयानैः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवयान (प्रातिपदिक)
Entities Mentioned
V
Vājinaḥ (vāja-winning powers)V
Viprāḥ (inspired seers/powers)D
Deva-yāna (paths of the gods)Ritual Context
Viniyoga (Ritual Application)
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