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Rig Veda 8.5.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 5, Mantra 14

Sukta 8.5

Rishi: Kāṇva/pragātha tradition (RV 8.5).
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: To be validated.

अस्य पिबतमश्विना युवं मदस्य चारुणः । मध्वो रातस्य धिष्ण्या ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.5.14

asyá píbatam aśvinā yuváṃ mádasya cā́ruṇaḥ | mádhvo rātásya dhiṣṇyā ||

अश्विनौ, अस्य पिबतम्; युवां चारुणो मदस्य योग्यौ भोक्तारौ। हे धिष्ण्यौ, दत्तस्य मधुनः पिबतम्, तच्चास्मासु सम्यक् कर्म प्रवर्तयतु।

अस्यof this (soma/this drink)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य (षष्ठी एकवचन)
पिबतम्drink (you two)!
पिबतम्:
क्रिया (मुख्य क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने)
अश्विनाO Aśvins
अश्विना:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (dual deity name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक; अश्विनौ)
युवम्you two
युवम्:
कर्तृ (पिबतम्-क्रियायाः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम) → युवाम्/युवम् (प्रयोगः)
मदस्यof exhilaration / of rapture
मदस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक; ‘intoxication/rapture’)
चारुणःlovely, pleasant
चारुणः:
विशेषण-सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘pleasant, lovely’)
मध्वःof sweetness / of honey (mead)
मध्वः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘honey, sweet drink’)
रातस्यof the gift / of what is given
रातस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootरात (प्रातिपदिक; PPP of √रा/√रद् in sense ‘given, granted’ → ‘gift’)
धिष्ण्याO inspired/able ones
धिष्ण्या:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (used as vocative epithet)
Rootधिष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘strong, inspired, holy/skillful’)

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