Rig Veda 8.33.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 33, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.33
Rishi: Kanva (Kāṇva tradition; RV 8.33 Kāṇva milieu)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Jagatī (needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स्वरन्ति त्वा सुते नरो वसो निरेक उक्थिनः । कदा सुतं तृषाण ओक आ गम इन्द्र स्वब्दीव वंसगः ॥
Transliteration
sváranti tvā suté náro váso nireké ukthínaḥ | kadā sutáṃ tr̥ṣāṇá óka ā́ gamá índra svabdī́va váṃsagaḥ ||
Translation
सुते सोमे नरोऽ उक्थिनो वसो निरेके त्वां स्वरन्ति। कदा तृषाणः सुतं सोमम् ओक आ गमः, इन्द्र, स्वब्दीव वंसग इव स्वं सदः, यथा अन्तर्गृहं तव वीर्येण पूर्येत?
Word by Word
स्वरन्तिthey sing/raise a sound
स्वरन्ति:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√स्वर् (स्वरति)
त्वाyou (thee)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (त्वद्)
सुतेat the pressed (soma)
सुते:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (ppp. of √सु ‘to press’)
नरःmen
नरः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootनर
वसोO good one / O wealthy one
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवसु
निरेकःsingular, unique, peerless
निरेकः:
(विशेषणम्—सम्बोधितस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरेक (निर्-एक)
उक्थिनःhymn-singers, reciters of praise
उक्थिनः:
कर्तृ (नरः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootउक्थिन् (उक्थ + इन्)
कदाwhen?
कदा:
(काल-प्रश्नः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदा
सुतम्the pressed soma
सुतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (ppp. of √सु)
तृषाणःthirsting, eager (for drink)
तृषाणः:
कर्तृ (गम-क्रियायाः)
TypeParticiple (adjectival)
Rootतृषाण (from √तृष् ‘to thirst’)
ओकेin the house/dwelling
ओके:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootओक (ओकस्)
आhither, towards
आ:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootआ
गमःcome!
गमः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper, vocative)
Rootइन्द्र
स्वब्दीवlike one with good/pleasant call (or good-sounding)
स्वब्दीव:
सम्बोधन (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (with particle)
Rootस्वब्दीव (स्वब्दि + इव)
वंसगः(as) a companion/associate; one who comes along (epithet)
वंसगः:
सम्बोधन (इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवंसग
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