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Rig Veda 8.76.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 76, Mantra 6

Sukta 8.76

Devata: Indra (with Maruts)

इन्द्रं प्रत्नेन मन्मना मरुत्वन्तं हवामहे । अस्य सोमस्य पीतये ॥

índraṃ pratnéna mánmanā marútvantaṃ havāmahe | asyá sómasya pītáye ||

Индру — сопричастного Марутам — мы призываем древним устремлённым помыслом, к питью этой Сомы.

इन्द्रम्Indra (as the one invoked)
इन्द्रम्:
कर्म (हवामहे इति क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रत्नेनwith the ancient (former, primeval)
प्रत्नेन:
करण (मन्मना सह—‘by/with the ancient [thought]’)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्मनाwith (our) thought / intention
मन्मना:
करण (instrumental of means: ‘with thought/intent’)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, mind, intention’)
मरुत्वन्तम्accompanied by the Maruts / having the Maruts
मरुत्वन्तम्:
कर्म (इन्द्रम् विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमरुत्वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; मरुत् + वन्त् ‘possessing the Maruts’)
हवामहेwe invoke / we call upon
हवामहे:
क्रिया (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ह्वा (ह्वयति/हवते) ‘to call, invoke’
अस्यof this
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of this’)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (पीतये इत्यस्य—‘of Soma’)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पीतयेfor drinking (for the drink)
पीतये:
सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन (dative of purpose: ‘for drinking’)
TypeNoun (verbal noun / infinitival dative sense)
Rootपीति (प्रातिपदिक; action-noun from √पा ‘to drink’)

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