Rig Veda 8.87.2 — Mandala 8, Sukta 87, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.87
Rishi: Priyamedha (probable hymn-family attribution)
Devata: Aśvins
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पिबतं घर्मं मधुमन्तमश्विना बर्हिः सीदतं नरा । ता मन्दसाना मनुषो दुरोण आ नि पातं वेदसा वयः ॥
Transliteration
pibatam gharmaṃ madhumantam aśvinā barhiḥ sīdatam narā | tā mandasānā manuṣo duroṇa ā ni pātaṃ vedasā vayaḥ ||
Translation
Drink the warm draught, honeyed with delight, O Aśvins; sit upon the sacred seat, O two heroes. Rejoicing, come to the human dwelling and bring down (into us) the powers of plenitude by your true knowing.
Word by Word
पिबतम्drink (you two)!
पिबतम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति)
घर्मम्the hot drink/oblation (gharma)
घर्मम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootघर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुमन्तम्honeyed, sweet
मधुमन्तम्:
कर्म (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमधुमन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + मन्त्)
अश्विनाO Aśvins (you two)
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
बर्हिःthe sacrificial grass (barhis)
बर्हिः:
अधिकारण (आसन/स्थल-भावे) अथवा कर्म (सीदतं इति क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootबर्हिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सीदतम्sit down (you two)!
सीदतम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (सीदति)
नराO two men/heroes
नरा:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
ताthose two (they/you two)
ता:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मन्दसानाःrejoicing, exhilarated
मन्दसानाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeParticiple (Adjectival)
Rootमन्द् (धातु) → मन्दसान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; मध्यम/आत्मनेपद-भावः)
मनुषःof Manu / of the man (the sacrificer’s line)
मनुषः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक) → मनुष्य (जन-नाम)
दुरोणेin the house/dwelling
दुरोणे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootदुरोण (प्रातिपदिक)
आhither, towards
आ:
(क्रिया-विशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
निdown, in
नि:
(क्रिया-विशेषक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/निपात)
पातम्drink (you two)!
पातम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति) / (वेदिके) पा ‘पिबत’ इत्यर्थे लोट्
वेदसाwith knowledge/skill (ritual know-how)
वेदसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
वयःrefreshment; vital strength/food
वयः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootवयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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