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Rig Veda 8.21.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 21, Mantra 4

Sukta 8.21

Devata: Indra

वयं हि त्वा बन्धुमन्तमबन्धवो विप्रास इन्द्र येमिम । या ते धामानि वृषभ तेभिरा गहि विश्वेभिः सोमपीतये ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.21.4

vayáṃ hí tvā bandhu-mántam abandhávo víprāsa indra yemimá | yā́ te dhā́māni vṛṣabha tébhir ā́ gahi víśvebhiḥ sóma-pītaye ||

For we, though without other supports, hold to thee as the one full of true bonds; O Indra, we seers cleave to thee. O Bull of force, come with all thy stations and powers, to the drinking of Soma—enter with thy whole being into our offering and our ascent.

वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
बन्धुमन्तम्possessing kin/friendship; a true ally
बन्धुमन्तम्:
कर्म (त्वा-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootबन्धु + मन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
अबन्धवः(we) without kin/without allies
अबन्धवः:
कर्तृ (वयम्-समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअ- + बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
विप्रासःinspired poets/priests
विप्रासः:
कर्तृ (वयम्-समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
येमिमwe have held/kept (you); we have restrained/fastened (to us)
येमिम:
क्रिया (कर्तृ=वयम्; कर्म=त्वा)
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु)
याwhich/what (those)
या:
कर्म/सम्बन्ध (आगमनस्य हेतु-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेyour
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धामानिabodes/ordinances/powers
धामानि:
कर्म (तेभिः सह ‘आ गहि’ इत्यत्र साधन/सहचर्य-सम्बन्धः)
TypeNoun
Rootधामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषभO bull (mighty one)
वृषभ:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (Vocative)
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
तेभिःwith those (with them)
तेभिः:
करण/सहचर्य
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
hither, towards
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
गहिcome!
गहि:
क्रिया (आह्वान)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
विश्वेभिःwith all (of them)
विश्वेभिः:
करण/सहचर्य
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमपीतयेfor soma-drinking
सोमपीतये:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootसोमपीति (सोम + पीति; प्रातिपदिक)

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