Rig Veda 4.35.4: Mandala 4, Sukta 35, Mantra 4
Sukta 4.35
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Ṛbhus
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
किम्मयः स्विच्चमस एष आस यं काव्येन चतुरो विचक्र । अथा सुनुध्वं सवनं मदाय पात ऋभवो मधुनः सोम्यस्य ॥
Transliteration
kím-mayaḥ svíc camása eṣá āsa yáṃ kā́vyena catúro vicakrá | áthā sunudhvam sávanaṃ madā́ya pā́ta ṛbhavo mádhunaḥ sómyasya ||
Translation
किमयः स्विच्चमस एष आसीत्, यं काव्येन चतुरो विचक्र? अथ सुनुध्वं सवनं मदाय; पात ऋभवो मधुनः सोम्यस्य।
Word by Word
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (प्रश्नसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मयःdelight, refreshment, joy
मयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वित्indeed?; perhaps; pray
स्वित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वित् (निपात)
चमसः(Soma) cup, beaker
चमसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootचमस (प्रातिपदिक)
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आसwas
आस:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
यम्whom/which
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
काव्येनby poetic skill; by the craft of the seer
काव्येन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
चतुरःfour
चतुरः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
विचक्रfashioned, made (in a special way)
विचक्र:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चक्र (धातु √कृ/√चक्र?; वैदिक रूप)
अथthen, now
अथ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
सुनुध्वम्press out well; prepare
सुनुध्वम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसु-√नु (धातु √नु ‘to press/drive on’; वैदिक)
सवनम्Soma-pressing; libation
सवनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (प्रातिपदिक)
मदायfor exhilaration, for intoxication
मदाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
पातdrink!
पात:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पा (धातु)
ऋभवःthe Rbhus (divine artisans)
ऋभवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऋभु (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुनःof sweetness; of honey
मधुनः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
सोम्यस्यSoma-like; belonging to Soma
सोम्यस्य:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
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