Rig Veda 4.32.16: Mandala 4, Sukta 32, Mantra 16
Sukta 4.32
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पुरोळाशं च नो घसो जोषयासे गिरश्च नः । वधूयुरिव योषणाम् ॥
Transliteration
puroḷā́śaṃ ca no gháso joṣáyāse gíraś ca naḥ | vadhūyúr iva yóṣaṇām ||
Translation
Ты радуешься нашему пуроḷāśa — жертвенному хлебу — и нашей пище; ты радуешься и нашим изречённым гимнам, как влекомый к невесте: так влечёшься ты к силам, что в нас рождают.
Word by Word
पुरोळाशम्the puroḷāśa (sacrificial cake)
पुरोळाशम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपुरोळाश- (प्रातिपदिक; यज्ञीय पिष्टपाक/पिण्ड)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
नःof us / to us
नः:
सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
घसःfood, nourishment
घसः:
कर्म (जोṣयासे इत्यस्य) / विधेय-नाम
TypeNoun
Rootघस- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भोजन/आहार’, ‘food’)
जोषयासेyou favor / you gladly accept
जोषयासे:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: त्वम्/देवता)
TypeVerb
Rootजुष् (धातु; ‘सेव्/तुष्/प्रियं कर्’) → caus. जोषय-
गिरःsongs, hymns
गिरः:
कर्म (जोṣयासे इत्यस्य) / विधेय-नाम
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वाक्/स्तुति’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
नःof us / to us
नः:
सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
वधूयुःa bride-seeker, wooer
वधूयुः:
कर्तृ (उपमान-रूपेण) / विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootवधूयु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वधू-’ + ‘यु’ = ‘वधू-इच्छु/वधू-प्रार्थी’)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (उपमा-निपात)
योषणाम्of maidens, of young women
योषणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (वधूयुरिव—कस्य? )
TypeNoun
Rootयोषणा- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘स्त्री/युवती’)
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