Rig Veda 8.37.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 37, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.37
Rishi: Not specified in excerpt
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Jagatī (likely; same refrain as 8.37.1)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सेहान उग्र पृतना अभि द्रुहः शचीपत इन्द्र विश्वाभिरूतिभिः । माध्यंदिनस्य सवनस्य वृत्रहन्ननेद्य पिबा सोमस्य वज्रिवः ॥
Transliteration
sehāná ugra pṛ́tanā abhí drúhaḥ śacī-pate índra víśvābhir ū́tibhiḥ | mādhyáṃdinasya sávanasya vṛtra-hann anédya píbā sómasya vajrivaḥ ||
Translation
हे उग्रेन्द्र, सेहानः पृतनासु द्रुहः अभि प्रतिद्रुह्य शचीपते, विश्वाभिरूतिभिः। माध्यंदिनस्य सवनस्य, हे वृत्रहन् अनिन्द्य, हे वज्रिवः, सोमस्य पिब।
Word by Word
सेहानःconquering, prevailing
सेहानः:
Kartā (as qualifier of the subject)
TypeAdjective (participial)
Rootसह् (dhātu) → सेह (perf./aor. stem) / kṛdanta from √सह
उग्रfierce, mighty
उग्र:
Kartā (qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र (prātipadika)
पृतनाःbattles, hosts (in battle)
पृतनाः:
Kartā (subject of implied verb ‘are/stand’ with अभि)
TypeNoun
Rootपृतना (prātipadika)
अभिagainst, upon
अभि:
— (preverb/adverbial: ‘against, towards’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (upasarga/avyaya)
द्रुहःthe hostile ones, deceivers
द्रुहः:
Karma (object of the hostile motion/attack implied with अभि)
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुह् (prātipadika from √द्रुह् ‘to harm’)
शचीपतेO lord of power (Indra)
शचीपते:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशचीपति (prātipadika)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
विश्वाभिःwith all
विश्वाभिः:
Karaṇa (instrumental qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (prātipadika)
ऊतिभिःwith helps, with protections
ऊतिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (prātipadika)
माध्यंदिनस्यof the midday
माध्यंदिनस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमाध्यंदिन (prātipadika)
सवनस्यof the pressing (Soma-pressing)
सवनस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootसवन (prātipadika)
वृत्रहन्O slayer of Vṛtra
वृत्रहन्:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवृत्रहन् (prātipadika)
अननेद्यO blameless one
अननेद्य:
Sambodhana (address/qualifier)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootअननेद्य (prātipadika; ‘not to be blamed’)
पिबdrink!
पिब:
(predicate); agent is the addressed Indra
TypeVerb
Rootपा (dhātu ‘to drink’)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Sambandha (genitive with implied object: ‘of Soma’ = Soma-juice)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (prātipadika)
वज्रिवःO wielder of the vajra
वज्रिवः:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवज्रिन् (prātipadika)
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