Rig Veda 8.24.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 24, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.24
Devata: Indra (with Soma as empowering medium)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-length verification against a metrical index)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एदु मध्वो मदिन्तरं सिञ्च वाध्वर्यो अन्धसः । एवा हि वीरः स्तवते सदावृधः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ íd u oṃ́ iti mádhvo madíntaraṃ siñcá vā́dhvaryo ándhasaḥ | evā́ hí vī́raḥ stávate sadā́vṛdhaḥ ||
Translation
അതെ—ഹേ അധ്വര്യു, പിഴിഞ്ഞെടുത്ത രസത്തിന്റെ മധുരമായ, കൂടുതൽ മദകരമായ അന്ധസ്സ് ഒഴുക്കുക. ഇങ്ങനെ തന്നെയാണ് സദാവൃദ്ധൻ, സദാ വർധിക്കുന്ന ആ വീരൻ സ്തുതിക്കപ്പെടുന്നത്.
Word by Word
आhither, in; (as preverb) toward
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / अव्यय
इदुindeed, just
इदु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात) + उ (एव/उ) (निपात)
मध्वःof sweetness; of honey/soma
मध्वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
मदिन्तरम्more intoxicating, most gladdening
मदिन्तरम्:
कर्म (object of ‘सिञ्च’)
TypeAdjective
Rootमदिन्तर (प्रातिपदिक; mad- ‘to intoxicate’ + अन्तर/तर)
सिञ्चpour! sprinkle!
सिञ्च:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसिच्
वाor; and (enclitic)
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
अध्वर्योO Adhvaryu (officiating priest)
अध्वर्यो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर्यु
अन्धसःof the soma-juice; of the pressed drink
अन्धसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्धस्
एवाthus, just so
एवा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात) + आ (स्वर/पदपूरण)
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
वीरःthe hero (Indra)
वीरः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
स्तवतेis praised / receives praise
स्तवते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्तु
सदावृधःever-increasing, ever-growing
सदावृधः:
विशेषण (of वीरः)
TypeAdjective
Rootसदा + वृध (वृध् ‘to grow’ → वृध ‘growing’)
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