Rig Veda 8.2.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 2, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.2
Rishi: Medhyātithi Kāṇva (traditional for RV 8.2)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable for RV 8.2 opening; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्र इत्सोमपा एक इन्द्रः सुतपा विश्वायुः । अन्तर्देवान्मर्त्याँश्च ॥
Transliteration
índra it sómapā éka índraḥ sutapā viśvā́yuḥ | antár devā́n martyā́ṃś ca ||
Translation
Indra indeed is the one true Soma-drinker; Indra is the drinker of the well-pressed, the all-life within: he stands inwardly between the gods and mortal movements, mediating the passage from human striving to divine power.
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
सोमपाःSoma-drinker
सोमपाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun (agentive epithet)
Rootसोमपा (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पा ‘पिबति’)
एकःalone, one
एकः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतपाःdrinker of the pressed Soma
सुतपाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun (agentive epithet)
Rootसुतपा (प्रातिपदिक; सुत ‘pressed (Soma)’ + पा ‘पिबति’)
विश्वायुःof all life / life-giving to all
विश्वायुः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootविश्वायु (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + आयु)
अन्तःwithin, in-between
अन्तः:
अधिकरण (स्थान/अवस्थान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थक)
देवान्the gods
देवान्:
कर्म (अन्तः इत्यस्य सम्बन्धे ‘among/between’)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
मर्त्यान्mortals
मर्त्यान्:
कर्म (अन्तः इत्यस्य सम्बन्धे)
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (समुच्चयार्थक निपात)
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