Rig Veda 1.4.2: Mandala 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 2
Sukta 1.4
Rishi: Madhucchandas Vaiśvāmitra (traditionally for RV 1.1–1.11; RV 1.4 ascribed to him in Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra (as Soma-pā, the drinker of Soma; the victorious lord of luminous force)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (3×8 syllables; typical for early Indra/Soma invocations)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उप नः सवना गहि सोमस्य सोमपाः पिब । गोदा इद्रेवतो मदः ॥
Transliteration
úpa naḥ savánā́ gahi sómasya soma-pāḥ piba | go-dā́ íd revató mádaḥ ||
Translation
ನಮ್ಮ ಸವನಗಳ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬಾ; ಸಮೀಪಿಸು. ಹೇ ಸೋಮಪಾ, ಸೋಮವನ್ನು ಕುಡಿ. ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಗೋದಾ (ಕಿರಣಗಳನ್ನು/ಪ್ರಕಾಶ-ಹಿಂಡುಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ) ಮದವೇ ರೇವತ (ಸಮೃದ್ಧ) ಆನಂದರಸವಾಗಿದೆ.
Word by Word
उपnear, hither; (as preverb) towards
उप:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सवनानिpressings; Soma-pressing rites
सवनानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (प्रातिपदिक)
गहिcome!
गहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमपाःSoma-drinker (epithet of Indra)
सोमपाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (agentive epithet)
Rootसोमपा (सोम + पा ‘पानकर्ता’)
पिबdrink!
पिब:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति)
गोदाःgiver of cows
गोदाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun (epithet)
Rootगोदा (गो + दा ‘दाता’)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
(सम्बन्ध/प्रयोगसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
रेवतःof the wealthy; rich
रेवतः:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootरेवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
मदःintoxication; exhilaration (Soma-rapture)
मदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
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