Rig Veda 10.16.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 16, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.16
Rishi: RV 10.16 funerary seer (traditional attribution variable).
Devata: Agni; the gods as receivers; Soma-powers.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इममग्ने चमसं मा वि जिह्वरः प्रियो देवानामुत सोम्यानाम् । एष यश्चमसो देवपानस्तस्मिन्देवा अमृता मादयन्ते ॥
Transliteration
imám agne camasáṃ mā́ ví jihvaraḥ priyó devā́nām utá sómyānām | eṣá yáś camasó devapā́nas tásmin devā́ amṛ́tā mādayante ||
Translation
इममग्ने चमसं मा वि जिह्वरः प्रियो देवानामुत सोम्यानाम् । एष यश्चमसो देवपानस्तस्मिन्देवा अमृता मादयन्ते ॥
Word by Word
इमम्this (him/it)
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
चमसम्cup; ladle (soma-cup)
चमसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचमस (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
विapart; asunder
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग)
जिह्वरः(one) that licks with the tongue / tongue-hurting (epithet)
जिह्वरः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootजिह्वर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘जिह्वरा’/‘जिह्वर’ = जिह्वा-सम्बद्धः, ‘tongue-destroying/licking’ इत्यर्थे वैदिक-विशेषण)
प्रियःdear; beloved
प्रियः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
—
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand; also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (अव्यय)
सोम्यानाम्of the soma-ones (those connected with Soma)
सोम्यानाम्:
—
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootसोम्य (प्रातिपदिक; सोम-सम्बद्ध)
एषःthis
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho/which
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (संबन्ध-सर्वनाम)
चमसःthe cup
चमसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootचमस (प्रातिपदिक)
देवपानः(the) gods’ drinking-(cup); from which the gods drink
देवपानः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवपान (प्रातिपदिक; देव + पान ‘drinking’ → ‘for gods’ drinking/that from which gods drink’)
तस्मिन्in that (in it)
तस्मिन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अमृताःimmortal
अमृताः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
मादयन्तेthey rejoice; become exhilarated
मादयन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Root√मद् (मदँ हर्षे/प्रमोदे)
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