Rig Veda 1.28.6: Mandala 1, Sukta 28, Mantra 6
Sukta 1.28
Devata: Indra (with Vanaspati/Ulūkhala as invoked supports)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत स्म ते वनस्पते वातो वि वात्यग्रमित् । अथो इन्द्राय पातवे सुनु सोममुलूखल ॥
Transliteration
utá smā te vanaspate vā́to ví vāti ágram ít | átho índrāya pātáve sunú sómam ulū́khala ||
Translation
I zaprawdę dla ciebie, o panie drewna, wiatr wieje na samym czubku; wtedy, o moździerzu, wyciśnij Somę dla Indry do picia, aby oddech życia mógł wspomóc ofiarę, a siła mogła wejść.
Word by Word
उतand, also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
स्मindeed, surely
स्म:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) / त्वम्
वनस्पतेO lord of the wood (tree/wooden implement)
वनस्पते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवनस् + पति (प्रातिपदिक: वनस्पति)
वातःthe wind
वातः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक)
विapart, forth, widely
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि
वातिblows
वाति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वा (वा गतिगन्धनयोः/वायौ; ‘to blow’)
अग्रम्the front, the forepart
अग्रम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
इत्just, indeed
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत्
अथthen, next
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
उindeed
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
पातवेto drink
पातवे:
प्रयोजन (purpose) / सम्प्रदान-भाव
TypeVerbal noun (infinitival) / Kṛdanta
Root√पा (पिबति ‘to drink’) → पातृ/पातु (kṛt: infinitival dative form)
सुनुpress (out)!
सुनु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√सु (सुनोति ‘to press, extract’)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed juice)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
उलूखलO mortar (for pounding/pressing)
उलूखल:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootउलूखल (प्रातिपदिक)
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