Rig Veda 3.53.10 — Mandala 3, Sukta 53, Mantra 10
Sukta 3.53
Rishi: Viśvāmitra (Kauśika)
Devata: Soma (and the Devas as companions; Indra contextually)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
हंसा इव कृणुथ श्लोकमद्रिभिर्मदन्तो गीर्भिरध्वरे सुते सचा । देवेभिर्विप्रा ऋषयो नृचक्षसो वि पिबध्वं कुशिकाः सोम्यं मधु ॥
Transliteration
haṃsā́ iva kṛṇutha ślókám ádri-bhir mádanto gī́rbhir adhvaré suté sacā́ | devébhir viprā ṛ́ṣayo nṛcákṣaso ví pibadhvaṃ kuśikāḥ sómyaṃ mádhu ||
Translation
हंसा इव श्लोकं कृणुत; अद्रिभिर्मदन्तो गीर्भिः सह अध्वरे सुते सचा। देवेभिर्विप्रा ऋषयो नृचक्षसः—वि पिबध्वं, कुशिकाः, सोम्यं मधु।
Word by Word
हं॒साःswans
हं॒साः:
उपमान (विशेषण-उपमेय-सम्बन्ध) / Kartā (उपमावाचक)
TypeNoun
Rootहंस
इवlike, as
इव:
सम्बन्ध (उपमा-सूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
कृणुथyou (pl.) make
कृणुथ:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
श्लोकम्a hymn/chant (praise)
श्लोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्लोक
अद्रिभिःwith stones (pressing-stones)
अद्रिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअद्रि
मदन्तःrejoicing, intoxicated
मदन्तः:
Kartā (कृणुथ इत्यस्य कर्तृविशेषणम्)
TypeVerb
Rootमद्
गीर्भिःwith songs/hymns
गीर्भिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootगीर्
अध्वरेin the sacrifice
अध्वरे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर
सुतेwhen pressed; in the pressed (Soma)
सुते:
Adhikaraṇa (अध्वरे इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeKṛdanta (PPP used as noun/adjective)
Rootसु
सचाtogether, in company
सचा:
सम्बन्ध (सहभाव)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसच
देवेभिःwith the gods
देवेभिः:
सहकारी / Karaṇa (सह-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
विप्राःinspired priests/sages
विप्राः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
ऋषयःseers
ऋषयः:
Kartā (विप्राः इत्यस्य समनाधिकरणम्)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
नृचक्षसःhaving men as witnesses / observing men
नृचक्षसः:
Kartā-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootनृ-चक्षस्
विapart, forth, fully
वि:
क्रियाविशेषक
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि
पिबध्वम्drink (you all)!
पिबध्वम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा
कुशिकाःO Kuśikas (descendants of Kuśika)
कुशिकाः:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृसम्बन्ध (आह्वान)
TypeNoun (tribal/patronymic)
Rootकुशिक
सोम्यम्Soma-like; belonging to Soma
सोम्यम्:
Karma-विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम्य
मधुsweet drink; honey (mead)
मधु:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमधु
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