Rig Veda 2.11.17: Mandala 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 17
Sukta 2.11
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उग्रेष्विन्नु शूर मन्दसानस्त्रिकद्रुकेषु पाहि सोममिन्द्र । प्रदोधुवच्छ्मश्रुषु प्रीणानो याहि हरिभ्यां सुतस्य पीतिम् ॥
Transliteration
ugréṣv ín nu śūra mandasānás tríkadrukeṣu pāhi sómam indra | prá dodhuvac chmáśruṣu prīṇānó yā́hi háribhyāṃ sutásya pītím ||
Translation
उग्रेष्विन्नु शूर मन्दसानस्त्रिकद्रुकेषु सोमं पिबेन्द्र। प्रदोधुवच्छ्मश्रुषु प्रीणानो याहि हरिभ्यां सुतस्य पीतिम्॥
Word by Word
उग्रेषुamong the fierce (draughts/places), in the fierce ones
उग्रेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-like
Rootउग्र (प्रातिपदिक) अथवा उग्र- (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्नुindeed now
इन्नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् + नु (निपातौ)
शूरO hero
शूर:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
मन्दसानःrejoicing, exhilarated
मन्दसानः:
Kartā (qualifier of Indra)
TypeParticiple (present middle) used adjectivally
Rootमन्द् (धातु) → मन्दसान (कृदन्त, शानच्/आनच्-प्रकारः; Vedic)
त्रिकद्रुकेषुin the three-pressed (cups/pressings), at the Trikadrukas
त्रिकद्रुकेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (locative) / Adjectival compound
Rootत्रिकद्रुक (समास-प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + कद्रुक)
पाहिdrink!
पाहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु ‘पिब’/‘रक्ष’—अत्र ‘पिब’)
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रदोधुवत्shaking forth/violently, with vigorous shaking
प्रदोधुवत्:
—
TypeVerbal form used adverbially (manner) / Participle-like
Rootधू (धातु ‘धुनोति’); प्र + दो + धुवत् (वेदिक-रूप; वर्तमान-कृदन्त/क्रियाविशेषणवत्)
श्मश्रुषुin/at the moustaches (whiskers)
श्मश्रुषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootश्मश्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रीणानःbeing pleased, gladdening oneself
प्रीणानः:
Kartā (qualifier of Indra)
TypeParticiple (present middle) used adjectivally
Rootप्री (धातु) → प्रीणान (कृदन्त; शानच्/आनच्, आत्मनेपद)
याहिcome/go!
याहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु ‘गच्छ’)
हरिभ्याम्with the two bay steeds
हरिभ्याम्:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य अश्वौ)
सुतस्यof the pressed (Soma)
सुतस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun/Adjective (genitive)
Rootसु (धातु ‘सुनोति’ ‘press’) → सुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
पीतिम्the drinking, draught
पीतिम्:
Karma (goal/object of motion: ‘to the drinking’)
TypeNoun
Rootपीति (प्रातिपदिक; √पा ‘to drink’)
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