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Rig Veda 8.1.15: Mandala 8, Sukta 1, Mantra 15

Sukta 8.1

Rishi: Kāṇva (Kāṇva lineage)
Devata: Indra (with Soma as operative power)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (likely)

यदि स्तोमं मम श्रवदस्माकमिन्द्रमिन्दवः । तिरः पवित्रं ससृवांस आशवो मन्दन्तु तुग्र्यावृधः ॥

yádi stómaṃ máma śrávad asmā́kam índram índavaḥ | tiráḥ pavítraṃ sasṛvā́ṃsa ā́śavo mándantu tugryā-vṛ́dhaḥ ||

അവൻ—ഞങ്ങളുടെ ഇന്ദ്രൻ—എന്റെ സ്തോമം കേട്ടാൽ, പവിത്രം (പവിത്രക) വഴിയായി ഒഴുകുന്ന, വേഗമുള്ള സോമധാരകൾ അവനെ ആനന്ദിപ്പിക്കട്ടെ. തൂഗ്ര്യ-വർധകമായ ഉന്മാദങ്ങൾ വർധിക്കട്ടെ—അന്തര്യോദ്ധാവിനെ ഉയർത്തിക്കൊണ്ട്.

यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि (avyaya)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (prātipadika)
ममof me / my
मम:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअहम् (asmad-pronoun)
श्रवत्may (he) hear
श्रवत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (dhātu)
अस्माकम्of us / our
अस्माकम्:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootवयम् (asmad-pronoun)
इन्द्रम्Indra
इन्द्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
इन्दवःSoma-drops
इन्दवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (prātipadika)
तिरःacross / beyond
तिरः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतिरस् (avyaya/prātipadika used adverbially)
पवित्रम्filter (soma-strainer)
पवित्रम्:
Karma (goal traversed) / Adhikaraṇa (path) (contextual)
TypeNoun
Rootपवित्र (prātipadika)
ससृवांसःhaving flowed
ससृवांसः:
Kartā
TypeParticiple
Rootसृ (dhātu) → ससृवांस् (perfect active participle)
आशवःswift
आशवः:
Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootआशु (prātipadika)
मन्दन्तुlet (them) rejoice / be exhilarated
मन्दन्तु:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमन्द् (dhātu)
तुग्र्यावृधःstrengthening Tūgrya (i.e., aiding Tūgrya)
तुग्र्यावृधः:
Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootतुग्र्य + वृध (prātipadika; bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa compound)

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