Rig Veda 3.50.2 — Mandala 3, Sukta 50, Mantra 2
Sukta 3.50
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (hymn-level attribution assumed for Mandala 3)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ ते सपर्यू जवसे युनज्मि ययोरनु प्रदिवः श्रुष्टिमावः । इह त्वा धेयुर्हरयः सुशिप्र पिबा त्वस्य सुषुतस्य चारोः ॥
Transliteration
ā́ te saparyū́ jávase yunajmi yáyor ánu pradívaḥ śruṣṭím ā́vaḥ | ihá tvā dheyúr hárayaḥ suśipra pibā́ tv asyá suṣútasya cā́roḥ ||
Translation
Kepadamu kuikatkan dua kuasa pelayan untuk kepantasan—yang dengannya engkau mendatangkan kepatuhan dari langit yang jauh. Di sini semoga kuda-kuda kuning keemasan menempatkanmu, wahai yang berbibir indah; minumlah sungguh daripada Soma ini, yang diperah elok, lazat dan memikat.
Word by Word
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
तेto/for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सपर्यूI honor / I serve
सपर्यू:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootसपर्य् (धातु; ‘to honor, serve’)
जवसेfor speed / for swiftness
जवसे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootजव (प्रातिपदिक)
युनज्मिI yoke
युनज्मि:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु; ‘to yoke, join’)
ययोःof which two / of the two
ययोः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootय (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; ‘which/two’)
अनुalong, after
अनु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रदिवःof/from the fore-heaven
प्रदिवः:
Apādāna/Adhikaraṇa (सन्दर्भे: ‘from/through the fore-heaven’)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिव् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘fore-sky, high heaven’)
श्रुष्टिमावः(the two) whose help is attentive/hearkening; bringing obedient aid
श्रुष्टिमावः:
Kartā/Viśeṣaṇa
TypeCompound (Noun) / Epithet
Rootश्रुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘obedience, attentive hearing’) + आवस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, favor’)
इहhere
इह:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धेयुःthey should place / would set
धेयुः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootधा (धातु; ‘to place, set’) / धेय (कृदन्त-आधार)
हरयःthe bay horses
हरयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bay horse’)
सुशिप्रO fair-jawed one
सुशिप्र:
—
TypeAdjective (Vocative epithet)
Rootसु- + शिप्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘jaw/cheek’; epithet of Indra)
पिबाdrink!
पिबा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु; ‘to drink’)
त्वस्यof you / your
त्वस्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; वेदिक ‘त्व’)
सुषुतस्यof the well-pressed (Soma)
सुषुतस्य:
—
TypeAdjective (PPP used substantively)
Rootसु- + सु (धातु; ‘to press (Soma)’) → सुषुत (कृदन्त; ‘well-pressed’)
चारोःof the pleasant (drink)
चारोः:
—
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘pleasant, dear’)
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