Rig Veda 8.94.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 94, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.94
Devata: Indra (with Soma as offering)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उतो न्वस्य जोषमाँ इन्द्रः सुतस्य गोमतः । प्रातर्होतेव मत्सति ॥
Transliteration
utó nv asya jóṣam ā́ indráḥ sutásya gó-mataḥ | prātár hotéva matsati ||
Translation
आता इंद्रही या पिळलेल्या, किरणसमृद्ध सोमाच्या आनंदमय स्वीकाराकडे येतो; प्रातःकाळी तो होतृ-याजकाप्रमाणे उल्लसित होतो.
Word by Word
उतोand also, moreover
उतो:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (उत) अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक
नुnow, indeed
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (अव्यय)
अस्यof him/this (of Indra)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
जोषम्favor, pleasure, satisfaction
जोषम्:
कर्म (what is sought/obtained: ‘favor/pleasure’)
TypeNoun
Rootजोष (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जोष’ = तुष्टि/प्रीति/अनुग्रह)
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतस्यof the pressed/extracted (Soma)
सुतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the pressed (soma)’)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootसु (धातु ‘सु’ = ‘to press/extract (soma)’), क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘सुत’ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
गोमतःrich in cows, wealthy
गोमतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootगोमत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having cows/wealth’)
प्रातर्होताthe morning Hotṛ-priest
प्रातर्होता:
उपमान (in simile with इव)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootप्रातर् (अव्यय) + होतृ (प्रातिपदिक) → समास: प्रातर्होतृ
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
मत्सतिrejoices, is exhilarated (by Soma)
मत्सति:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Rootमद् (धातु; ‘to be exhilarated/intoxicated, rejoice’)
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