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Rig Veda 8.36.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 36, Mantra 5

Sukta 8.36

Rishi: Atri (Ātreya) / hymn-cycle attribution uncertain in this excerpt; refrain suggests a structured Soma praise
Devata: Indra (marutvān: Indra accompanied by Maruts)
Chandas: Jagatī (probable; refrain-like cadence)

जनिताश्वानां जनिता गवामसि पिबा सोमं मदाय कं शतक्रतो । यं ते भागमधारयन्विश्वाः सेहानः पृतना उरु ज्रयः समप्सुजिन्मरुत्वाँ इन्द्र सत्पते ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.36.5

janitā́śvānāṃ janitā́ gávām asi píbā sómaṃ mádāya káṃ śatakrato | yáṃ te bhāgám adhārayan víśvāḥ sehānáḥ pṛ́tanā urú jráyaḥ sám apsu-jín marútvān indra sat-pate ||

अश्वानां जनिता, गवां जनिता चासि त्वम्। शतक्रतो, मदाय सोमं पिब। यं ते भागम् अधारयन् सर्वाः पृतनाः, तेन सर्वाः पृतनाः सेहानः जहीहि; उरु ज्रयः समाप्नुहि, अप्सु अपि जिन्—मरुत्वान् इन्द्र सत्पते।

जनिताbegetter, progenitor
जनिता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Root√जन् (जनि) / प्रातिपदिक: जनितृ-
अश्वानाम्of horses
अश्वानाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व-
जनिताbegetter
जनिता:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Root√जन् (जनि) / प्रातिपदिक: जनितृ-
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootगो-
असिyou are
असि:
(Copula)
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
पिबdrink
पिब:
(Imperative action)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-
मदायfor exhilaration, for intoxication
मदाय:
Sampradāna / Prayojana (purpose)
TypeNoun
Rootमद-
कम्whom?/what?
कम्:
Karma (interrogative object)
TypePronoun
Rootक- (किम्-प्रातिपदिक)
शतक्रतोO hundred-powered/ hundred-willed one (Indra)
शतक्रतो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशत-क्रतु-
यम्whom/which
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्-
तेof you, your
ते:
Sambandha (Genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्-
भागम्share, portion
भागम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाग-
अधारयन्they placed/assigned/held (for you)
अधारयन्:
Kartā (with subject = विश्वाः)
TypeVerb
Root√धृ (धारयति) with preverb अधि-
विश्वाःall (the gods/hosts)
विश्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootविश्व-
सेहानःprevailing, overcoming
सेहानः:
Kartā (qualifier of Indra)
TypeParticiple
Root√सह् (सेहते) / कृत्: सेहान-
पृतनाःbattles, hostilities
पृतनाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृतना-
उरुwidely, far and wide
उरु:
Viśeṣaṇa (adverbial)
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु-
ज्रयःthe swift one / the runner (epithet)
ज्रयः:
Kartā (appositional epithet)
TypeNoun
Rootज्रय-
समप्सुजित्winner in the waters / conquering in the waters
समप्सुजित्:
Kartā (epithet of Indra)
TypeCompound epithet
Rootसम्-अप्सु-जित् (जित् < √जि)
मरुत्वान्accompanied by the Maruts
मरुत्वान्:
Kartā (epithet of Indra)
TypeAdjective (possessive epithet)
Rootमरुत्-वत्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र-
सत्पतेO lord of the good/true (or of the clansmen)
सत्पते:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootसत्-पति-

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