Rig Veda 3.42.1: Mandala 3, Sukta 42, Mantra 1
Sukta 3.42
Rishi: Gāthin Viśvāmitra (traditional; verify Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उप नः सुतमा गहि सोममिन्द्र गवाशिरम् । हरिभ्यां यस्ते अस्मयुः ॥
Transliteration
úpa naḥ sutám ā́ gahi sómam índra gávāśiram | háribhyāṃ yás te asmayúḥ ||
Translation
ഞങ്ങളോടടുത്തു വരിക; ഹേ ഇന്ദ്രാ, പിഴിഞ്ഞ സോമത്തിങ്കൽ വരിക—ഗവാശിര (ഗോ-ബലത്തിൽ പോഷിത) ആയ ഈ സോമത്തിങ്കൽ. നിന്റെ രണ്ടു ഹരികളോടുകൂടെ വരിക; ഞങ്ങളുടെ ആഹുതിയും ആകാംക്ഷയും അന്വേഷിക്കുന്നവൻ നീ തന്നെയാകുന്നു.
Word by Word
उपnear, towards
उप:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
नःto/for us; our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सुतम्pressed (Soma)
सुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त)
आhither, here
आ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
गहिcome
गहि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र
गवाशिरम्mixed with cow’s milk (cow-mixture)
गवाशिरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootगवाशिर (प्रातिपदिक; गव- + आशिर/आशीर)
हरिभ्याम्with the two bay steeds
हरिभ्याम्:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहरि
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद्
तेyour
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अस्मयुःfriendly to us / well-disposed to us
अस्मयुः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootअस्मयु (प्रातिपदिक)
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