Rig Veda 6.44.20: Mandala 6, Sukta 44, Mantra 20
Sukta 6.44
Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ ते वृषन्वृषणो द्रोणमस्थुर्घृतप्रुषो नोर्मयो मदन्तः । इन्द्र प्र तुभ्यं वृषभिः सुतानां वृष्णे भरन्ति वृषभाय सोमम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ te vṛṣan vṛ́ṣaṇo dróṇam asthur ghṛtá-pruṣo nó ū́rmayo mádantaḥ | índra prá túbhyaṃ vṛ́ṣabhíḥ sutā́nāṃ vṛ́ṣṇe bharanti vṛṣabhā́ya sómam ||
Translation
आ ते वृषन् वृषणो द्रोणम् अस्थुः, घृतप्रुषो नोर्मयो मदन्तः। इन्द्र, तुभ्यं वृषभिः सुतानां प्र भरन्ति सोमं—वृष्णे सोमं, वृषभाय बलाधिपतये।
Word by Word
आtowards, hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga) / ā (avyaya)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (2nd pers. pronoun)
वृषन्O bull (mighty one)
वृषन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषन् (prātipadika)
वृषणःthe bulls (strong ones)
वृषणः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवृषण (prātipadika)
द्रोणम्the trough/vat (soma-vessel)
द्रोणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण (prātipadika)
अस्थुःhave stood / stand
अस्थुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
घृतप्रुषःghee-sprinkling / dripping with ghee
घृतप्रुषः:
Kartā (apposition to वृषणः)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootघृत-प्रुष (compound prātipadika)
नःof us / our
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (1st pers. pronoun)
ऊर्मयःwaves (surges)
ऊर्मयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (prātipadika)
मदन्तःrejoicing, intoxicating
मदन्तः:
Kartā (agreeing with ऊर्मयः)
TypeParticiple
Rootमद् (धातु) → मदन्त् (present participle)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (deity name)
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (upasarga/avyaya)
तुभ्यम्to you
तुभ्यम्:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (2nd pers. pronoun)
वृषभिःwith bulls / by the strong ones
वृषभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (prātipadika)
सुतानाम्of the pressed (soma-juices)
सुतानाम्:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसुत (ppp of सु ‘to press/extract’ → prātipadika सुत)
वृष्णेto the bull (mighty one)
वृष्णे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषन् (prātipadika)
भरन्तिthey bring
भरन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
वृषभायfor the bull (Indra)
वृषभाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृषभ (prātipadika)
सोमम्Soma
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
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