Rig Veda 2.18.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 5
Sukta 2.18
Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ विंशत्या त्रिंशता याह्यर्वाङा चत्वारिंशता हरिभिर्युजानः । आ पञ्चाशता सुरथेभिरिन्द्रा षष्ट्या सप्तत्या सोमपेयम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ viṃśatyā́ triṃśátā yāhy arvā́ṅ ā́ catvāriṃśátā háribhir yujānó | ā́ pañcāśátā suráthēbhir indrā́ ṣaṣṭyā́ saptátyā́ soma-péyam ||
Translation
आ विंशत्या त्रिंशता याह्यर्वाङ्, चत्वारिंशता हरिभिर्योजमानः। आ पञ्चाशता सुरथैभिरिन्द्र, षष्ट्या सप्तत्या सोमपेयम्—अवतरणं महत् समग्रं च भवतु।
Word by Word
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
विंशत्याwith twenty
विंशत्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootविंशति (prātipadika)
त्रिंशताwith thirty
त्रिंशता:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootत्रिंशत्/त्रिंशत् (prātipadika)
याहिcome; go (hither)!
याहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु)
अर्वाङ्hitherward
अर्वाङ्:
—
TypeAdjective/Indeclinable (directional)
Rootअर्वाञ्च्/अर्वाङ् (prātipadika)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
चत्वारिंशताwith forty
चत्वारिंशता:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootचत्वारिंशत् (prātipadika)
हरिभिःwith the tawny (horses)
हरिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (prātipadika)
युजानःyoking; harnessing
युजानः:
Kartā (of the participial action) / qualifier of the subject
TypeParticiple
Rootयुज् (धातु)
आhither; towards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
पञ्चाशताwith fifty
पञ्चाशता:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootपञ्चाशत् (prātipadika)
सुरथेभिःwith good chariots
सुरथेभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun/Adjective (bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa used substantively)
Rootसु-रथ (prātipadika; su + ratha)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sampradāna (addressee) / vocative
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
षष्ट्याwith sixty
षष्ट्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootषष्टि (prātipadika)
सप्तत्याwith seventy
सप्तत्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (numeral)
Rootसप्तति (prātipadika)
सोमपेयम्the Soma-drink; Soma-draught
सोमपेयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (neuter)
Rootसोम-पेय (prātipadika; soma + peya ‘drinkable’)
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