Rig Veda 8.77.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 77, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.77
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
एकया प्रतिधापिबत्साकं सरांसि त्रिंशतम् । इन्द्रः सोमस्य काणुका ॥
Transliteration
ékayā prati-dhā́ apibat sākáṃ sarā́ṃsi triṃśátam | índraḥ sómasya kāṇukā́ ||
Translation
Indra, yang tajam dayanya, meminum Soma dengan satu susunan yang teguh; bersama-sama—dalam satu perbuatan—tiga puluh aliran, menyerap ke dalam dirinya kelimpahan luas daya-kegembiraan.
Word by Word
एकयाwith one (single) [means]
एकया:
करण
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रतिधाin return; in response; correspondingly
प्रतिधा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति-धा (अव्यय/उपसर्गयुक्त-धातु; धा)
अपिबत्drank
अपिबत्:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति) धातु
साकम्together; jointly
साकम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाकम् (अव्यय)
सरांसिlakes; pools; waters
सरांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रिंशतम्thirty (in number)
त्रिंशतम्:
विशेषण (कर्मणः)
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootत्रिंशत् (संख्यावाचक प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
काणुकाःthe (Soma-)drinkers / the eager (ones) [epithet]; lit. ‘kāṇukāḥ’
काणुकाः:
कर्तृ/विशेष्य (इन्द्रस्य विशेषण-सम्बोधनात्मक)
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-like epithet
Rootकाणुक (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण)
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