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Rig Veda 1.175.1: Mandala 1, Sukta 175, Mantra 1

Sukta 1.175

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional attribution for RV 1.175 in the Vasiṣṭha-associated cluster; verify against śākhā-anukramaṇī for edition-specific certainty)
Devata: Indra (Soma-empowered Indra)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 1.175; confirm per padya count in critical edition)

मत्स्यपायि ते महः पात्रस्येव हरिवो मत्सरो मदः । वृषा ते वृष्ण इन्दुर्वाजी सहस्रसातमः ॥

matsyapā́yi te máhaḥ pā́trasyeva harivo matsaró mádaḥ | vṛ́ṣā te vṛ́ṣṇa índur vājī sahasra-sā́tamaḥ ||

О Индра с рыжими конями, тобою выпито великое опьянение — как из до краёв полного сосуда, о Хариво; это восторг, это мёд-упоение. Для тебя, Быка, этот Индy, выжатый Сома, — мощный и победоносный, тысячекратно добывающий, приумножающий силу.

मत्स्यपायिfish-drinker (epithet; one who drinks like a fish / drinks fish-like)
मत्स्यपायि:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे)
TypeNoun (compound) / Adjective (epithet)
Rootमत्स्य- (प्रातिपदिक) + पा (धातु, पिबति) → पायि (कृदन्त/नामधातु-रूप)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of/for you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
महःof the great (one); great
महः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the great’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
पात्रस्यof the vessel / cup
पात्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootपात्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike, as
इव:
उपमान-निर्देशक
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
हरिवःO Harivaḥ (Indra, having tawny horses)
हरिवः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहरिवत्/हरिवस्- (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम् ‘having tawny steeds’)
मत्सरःexhilaration; excitement; intoxication
मत्सरः:
कर्तृ/भाव (as subject-noun in apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootमत्सर- (प्रातिपदिक)
मदःrapture; intoxication (soma-joy)
मदः:
कर्तृ/भाव (appositional)
TypeNoun
Rootमद- (प्रातिपदिक)
वृषाthe bull; the strong one
वृषा:
कर्तृ (subject/apposition to इन्दुः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन्/वृषा- (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृष्णःof the bull; of the strong one
वृष्णः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of the bull/strong one’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवृषन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्दुःthe Soma drop; Soma
इन्दुः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु- (प्रातिपदिक)
वाजीprize-winning; swift; bringing booty
वाजी:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे)
TypeAdjective
Rootवाजिन्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्रसातमःmost winning of thousands; best at winning thousands
सहस्रसातमः:
विशेषण (कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे)
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootसहस्र- + सातम (सात- ‘winning’ < √सन्/सा ‘to gain, win’ as prātipadika) (समास)

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