Rig Veda 10.116.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 116, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.116
- Devata
- Indra
- Rasa
- Shanta (peace) and Vira (heroism)
इदं हविर्मघवन्तुभ्यं रातं प्रति सम्राळहृणानो गृभाय । तुभ्यं सुतो मघवन्तुभ्यं पक्वोऽद्धीन्द्र पिब च प्रस्थितस्य ॥
idáṃ havír maghaván túbhyaṃ rātáṃ práti samrā́ḷ áhṛṇāno gṛbhāya | túbhyaṃ sutó maghaván túbhyaṃ pakvó 'ddhī́ndra píba ca prástitasya ||
इदं हविर्मघवन् तुभ्यं रातं; प्रति सम्राड् अहृणानो गृभाय। तुभ्यं सुतो मघवन् तुभ्यं पक्वः; अद्धीन्द्र पिब च प्रस्थितस्य।
Word by Word
- इदम्
- this (offering)Pronounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole KarmaRoot इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- हविः
- oblation, offeringNounनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole KarmaRoot हविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
- मघवन्
- O bountiful one (Indra)Noun (vocative epithet)पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनRole (सम्बोधन)Root मघवन् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषण)
- तुभ्यम्
- to youPronounचतुर्थी, एकवचनRole SampradānaRoot युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
- रातम्
- given, bestowedParticiple (past passive)नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनRole KarmaRoot √रा (दा/प्रदानार्थ; क्त-प्रत्यय) → रात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
- प्रति
- towards, in returnIndeclinableअव्ययRole (क्रियाविशेषण/दिशा)Root प्रति (उपसर्ग/निपात)
- सम्राट्
- O sovereignNoun (vocative epithet)पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनRole (सम्बोधन)Root सम्-राज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सम्राट्’)
- हृणानः
- rejoicing, being gladParticiple (present active)पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole KartāRoot √हृ (हृण/हृण्—‘हर्षे/तुष्टौ’ वैदिक; शतृ-प्रत्यय) → हृणान (कृदन्त)
- गृभाय
- take! seize!Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनRole (क्रिया)Root √ग्रह्/गृह् (ग्रहणे; वैदिक रूप ‘गृभ्’) लोट् मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन
- तुभ्यम्
- to youPronounचतुर्थी, एकवचनRole SampradānaRoot युष्मद्
- सुतः
- pressed (Soma)Participle used as nounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole Kartā/विषय (अर्थतः ‘सोमः’)Root √सु (सोमसवने/प्रसवे; क्त-प्रत्यय) → सुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
- मघवन्
- O bountiful oneNoun (vocative epithet)पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनRole (सम्बोधन)Root मघवन्
- तुभ्यम्
- to youPronounचतुर्थी, एकवचनRole SampradānaRoot युष्मद्
- पक्वः
- cooked, ripened (drink)Participle used as adjective/nounपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनRole Kartā/विषय (अर्थतः ‘पेयः/सोमः’)Root √पच् (पाके; क्त-प्रत्यय) → पक्व (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
- अद्धि
- eat! partake!Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनRole (क्रिया)Root √अद् (भक्षणे) लोट् मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन
- इन्द्र
- O IndraNoun (vocative)पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचनRole (सम्बोधन)Root इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
- पिब
- drink!Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचनRole (क्रिया)Root √पा (पाने) लोट् मध्यमपुरुष एकवचन
- च
- andIndeclinableअव्ययRole (समुच्चय)Root च (निपात)
- प्रस्थितस्य
- of the set out (libation), of what is servedNoun/Adjective (genitive qualifier)पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचनRole Adhikaraṇa/सम्बन्ध (निर्देशः—‘of the set-forth/served (drink)’)Root प्र-√स्था (गत्यर्थ; क्त/क्तिन्-आधारित ‘प्रस्थित’), ‘प्रस्थित’ (प्रातिपदिक)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः (सन्धिविग्रह): इदम् हविः मघवन् तुभ्यम् रातम् प्रति सम्राट् हृणानः गृभाय । तुभ्यम् सुतः मघवन् तुभ्यम् पक्वः अद्धि इन्द्र पिब च प्रस्थितस्य ॥ मुख्य-सन्धयः: हविः+मघवन्→हविर्मघवन् (विसर्ग→र्)
- मघवन्+तुभ्यम्→मघवन्तुभ्यम् (न्+त्)
- सम्राट्+हृणानः→सम्राḷहृणानः (ट्→ळ् before ह्; वैदिक/पदपाठ-परम्परा)
- पक्वः+अद्धि→पक्वोऽद्धि (ओऽ = अवग्रह; विसर्ग-लोप/स्वर-सन्धि)
The meaning
Outer meaning
This oblation is given to you, Maghavan; accept it, king, without refusal. For you Soma is pressed; for you it is ripened—eat, Indra, and drink of what is set forth.
Inner meaning
The practitioner offers the formed energies of the being (havis) to Indra as inner sovereign (samrāṭ). ‘Without refusal’ signals a needed receptivity: the higher Mind should take up the offering and govern it, not leave it in the lower nature. Soma ‘pressed’ is delight extracted by effort; Soma ‘ripened’ is delight matured by patience and right processing (pākva). Indra’s eating and drinking is the assimilation of our aspiration and joy into illumined power, so the offering becomes operative victory within us.
Universal truth
Transformation requires not only offering but assimilation by a higher consciousness: what we prepare through discipline must be taken up, digested, and made effective by the inner sovereign intelligence.
Themes
offering acceptance, Soma consumption, Indra as king and giver
The seer
Significance
The seer speaks from the stance of the yajamāna as inner doer: a pedagogy of offering, maturation, and assimilation—key stages in psychological sacrifice.
The deity
- Devata
- Indra
- Epithets
- मघवन् (Maghavan), सम्राट् (Samrāṭ)
- Related deities
- Soma, Agni, Bṛhaspati
Cosmic role
King of the luminous world; receiver of Soma; leader in battles of the gods.
Inner power
Sovereign organizing intelligence that takes the offering, digests it, and turns it into effective mastery.
In ritual
Where it is used
Indra-Soma offering (havis + Soma)
इ॒दं ह॒विर्म॑घव॒न्तुभ्यं॑ रा॒तं प्रति॑ सम्रा॒ळहृ॑णानो गृभाय । तुभ्यं॑ सु॒तो म॑घव॒न्तुभ्यं॑ प॒क्वो॒३॒॑ऽद्धी॑न्द्र॒ पिब॑ च॒ प्रस्थि॑तस्य ॥
इ॒दम् । ह॒विः । म॒घ॒ऽव॒न् । तुभ्य॑म् । रा॒तम् । प्रति॑ । सम्ऽरा॑ट् । अहृ॑णानः । गृ॒भा॒य॒ । तुभ्य॑म् । सु॒तः । म॒घ॒ऽव॒न् । तुभ्य॑म् । प॒क्वः॑ । अ॒द्धि । इ॒न्द्र॒ । पिब॑ । च॒ । प्रऽस्थि॑तस्य ॥
idam | haviḥ | magha-van | tubhyam | rātam | prati | sam-rāṭ | ahṛṇānaḥ | gṛbhāya | tubhyam | sutaḥ | magha-van | tubhyam | pakvaḥ | addhi | indra | piba | ca | pra-sth itasya
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Stately and authoritative; royal tone with imperative softness (receive, take, eat, drink).
Creates a sense of consecration and inner governance; stabilizes aspiration into confident receptivity.
- हविः (haviḥ)
- Literal: oblation. Symbolic: Substance of practice—energies, works, thoughts offered for transformation
- मघवन् (maghavan)
- Literal: bountiful one. Symbolic: Power that enriches the being with light, strength, and wideness
- सम्राट् (samrāṭ)
- Literal: sovereign king. Symbolic: Central governing consciousness; inner ruler that orders the parts
- अहृणानः (ahṛṇānaḥ)
- Literal: not refusing, not withholding. Symbolic: Receptive descent of higher power; non-rejection of the offering
- सुतः (sutaḥ)
- Literal: pressed (Soma). Symbolic: Delight extracted by tapas and aspiration
- पक्वः (pakvaḥ)
- Literal: ripened, cooked. Symbolic: Matured joy—stabilized ananda ready for assimilation
- अद्धि (addhi)
- Literal: eat. Symbolic: Assimilate the offered energies into luminous strength
- पिब (piba)
- Literal: drink. Symbolic: Inflow of delight into the mind-force for victory
- प्रस्थितस्य (prasthitasya)
- Literal: set forth, placed in front. Symbolic: Consciously presented offering—made explicit to awareness
Formal offering acceptance formula within Soma rite: invitation to accept havis and Soma (pressed and matured); likely associated with offering moments and response (prati).
At presentation of oblations and Soma to Indra in Soma yajña sequences (general).
Presenting havis; inviting Indra to accept and partake; affirmation of readiness (pressed and ripened).
Before meditation: offer the day’s energies and intentions; ask the ‘inner king’ to take charge; then sit in receptive silence.
maghavan (from maghá ‘gift, bounty’) is Indra as plenitude-giver. samrāṭ ‘sovereign’ intensifies kingship over the forces of the being. √grah/gṛbh ‘grasp’ indicates acceptance and embodiment of the offering. pakva ‘cooked/ripened’ suggests maturation of Soma—psychologically, a refined delight ready for assimilation. √ad ‘eat’ + √pā ‘drink’ implies full assimilation: the divine force takes the offering into itself to act.
reciprocity of offering and grace, assimilation (eat/drink) as inner transformation, sovereignty of Indra-force in the psyche
Samrāṭ-Indra establishes r̥ta by taking up the offering and ordering the being.
‘For you…for you’ repetition aligns intention with truth of consecration—single-pointedness.
Cooking/ripening as inner alchemy: raw energies become fit for divine assimilation.
Aurobindonian sacrifice-psychology: offering → descent → assimilation → victory.
Eating=integrating experience; drinking=infusing delight; pressing/cooking=discipline and maturation of consciousness.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- The king-god accepts the offering: Indra is asked to grasp, eat, and drink the prepared Soma. Mythically, divine acceptance seals the rite; psychologically, the higher force assimilates the refined energies so it can rule (samrāṭ) and bestow plenitude (maghavan).
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √ad ‘eat’ and √pā ‘drink’ are ancient IE roots; √grah ‘grasp’ is Indo-Iranian. The repeated túbhyaṃ (‘to you’) is a formulaic dative emphasis typical of archaic hymn address.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- The Rishi offers a matured, prepared delight (suta, pakva) and requests ungrudging acceptance (ahṛṇānaḥ). In exchange, Indra’s sovereignty and bounty are expected to manifest in the sacrificer: the offering becomes a channel for divine governance and gifts.
Consecration: ‘May the higher mind rule my energies.’ Feel the offering placed before the inner king.
Ājñā (governance/command) with Anāhata (offering/devotion).
Slow coherent breathing (5–6 breaths/min) while chanting; pause after each pāda to feel ‘acceptance’.
Receptive sovereignty—quiet confidence.
Chant 3 or 9 times; then write one sentence of offering (work, emotion, habit). Sit 10 minutes feeling it ‘taken up’ by a higher clarity; end with a simple resolve.
Rigvedic three-tone; exact udatta positions require svara text for RV 10.116.7.
Keep vocatives clear: maghavan, indra; lengthen long vowels in rātam, samrāṭ; articulate doubled ‘tubhyaṃ’ repetitions with steady emphasis.
maghavan: ‘gh’ aspirated, samrāḻ: retroflex ḻ (Vedic) often rendered as ‘ḍ’; keep as a cerebral flap if trained, ahṛṇānaḥ: vocalic ‘ṛ’; avoid ‘ari’, pakvo: ‘kv’ cluster clean, prasthitasya: ‘sth’ cluster distinct
Warm, steady, reverential yet firm.
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