Rig Veda 10.36.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 36, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.36
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain (late Book 10 hymn; traditional attribution varies by recension/Anukramaṇi)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ / divine powers with emphasis on Soma–Indra force (refrain: devānām avaḥ)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable, based on verse structure; requires full metrical count verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपां पेरुं जीवधन्यं भरामहे देवाव्यं सुहवमध्वरश्रियम् । सुरश्मिं सोममिन्द्रियं यमीमहि तद्देवानामवो अद्या वृणीमहे ॥
Transliteration
apā́m péruṃ jīvádhanyaṃ bharāmahe devā́vyaṃ suhávaṃ adhvaraśríyam | suraśmíṃ sómam indriyáṃ yamīmahi tád devā́nām ávo adyā́ vṛṇīmahe ||
Translation
अपां पेरुं—जीवधन्यं देवाव्यं सुहवमध्वरश्रियं—वयं भरामहे। सुरश्मिं सोममिन्द्रियं वयं यमीमहि। तद्देवानामवोऽद्य वृणीमहे।
Word by Word
अपाम्of the waters
अपाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘जल’
पेरुम्the ‘peru’ (drink/refreshment)
पेरुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपेरु (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक) ‘पान/पेय, जल-सम्बद्ध पोषण’
जीवधन्यम्life-sustaining, life-nourishing
जीवधन्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootजीव-धन्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
भरामहेwe bear/bring (we procure)
भरामहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
देवाव्यम्fit for the gods, god-worthy
देवाव्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootदेवाव्य (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक) ‘देवेषु/देवान् प्रति योग्य’
सुहवम्well-invoked, easy to call
सुहवम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-हव (प्रातिपदिक; समास) ‘सु + हव (आह्वान)’
अध्वरश्रियम्the glory/beauty of the sacrifice
अध्वरश्रियम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootअध्वर-श्री (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष)
सुरश्मिम्bright-rayed
सुरश्मिम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-रश्मि (प्रातिपदिक; समास) ‘सु + रश्मि’
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रियम्Indra-strengthening / belonging to Indra
इन्द्रियम्:
कर्म (विशेषण-भावेन)
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) ‘इन्द्र-सम्बद्ध/इन्द्र-बल’
यमीमहिwe guide/hold (we seek to obtain/keep)
यमीमहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यमे/यच्छने; ‘to hold, to rein in, to direct’)
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म/विषय
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अवःhelp, protection
अवः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक; नपुंसक) ‘सहाय्य/रक्षा’
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
वृणीमहेwe choose, we seek
वृणीमहे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वरणे)
Ritual Application
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Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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