Rig Veda 8.81.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 81, Mantra 5

Sukta 8.81

Devata: Indra (as the hearer of the sāman and giver of rādhas)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

प्र स्तोषदुप गासिषच्छ्रवत्साम गीयमानम् । अभि राधसा जुगुरत् ॥

Transliteration

prá stoṣad úpa gāsiṣac chravat sā́ma gīyámānam | abhí rādhasā jugurat ||

Translation

Biarlah pujian meluap ke hadapan; biarlah nyanyian mendekat—semoga ia mendengar sāman ketika sedang dinyanyikan. Semoga mereka terjaga menuju dia dengan anugerah, merapat dalam sukacita persembahan.

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Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र (upasarga)

• स्तोषत्: he praised / he will praise (aor.)
• स्तोषत्: Kriyā (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्तु (स्तवति) / √स्तु (to praise)

• उप: near, towards
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (upasarga)

• गासिषत्: he sang
• गासिषत्: Kriyā (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गा (गायति) / √गै (to sing)

• श्रवत्: he hears / (the one) hearing
• श्रवत्: Kriyā (verbal action)
• Type: Verb (finite/used adjectivally)
• Root: √श्रु (शृणोति) / √श्रु (to hear)

• साम: Sāman-chant, melody
• साम: Karma (object of singing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन् (prātipadika: सामन्)

• गीयमानम्: being sung
• गीयमानम्: Viśeṣaṇa (qualifier of “साम”)
• Type: Participle
• Root: √गै/√गा (to sing) + य (passive) (prātipadika: गीयमान)

• अभि: towards, upon
• अभि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि (upasarga)

• राधसा: with bounty, with generosity
• राधसा: Karaṇa (means/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधस् (prātipadika: राधस्)

• जुगुरत्: they praised / they acclaimed
• जुगुरत्: Kriyā (verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गृ/√गुर् (to praise, welcome, extol) (Vedic intensive/reduplicated formation)