Rig Veda 8.6.45: Mandala 8, Sukta 6, Mantra 45
Sukta 8.6
Rishi: Kaṇva lineage; mentions Priyamedha (possibly a seer within the tradition)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Tr̥ṣṭubh-family; requires metrical count
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अर्वाञ्चं त्वा पुरुष्टुत प्रियमेधस्तुता हरी । सोमपेयाय वक्षतः ॥
Transliteration
arvā́ñcaṃ tvā puru-stuta priyámedha-stutā hárī | sóma-peyāya vakṣataḥ ||
Translation
हे पुरुष्टुत, प्रियमेधस्तुत! तव हरी अर्वाञ्चौ वक्षताम्, यथा त्वं मानुषे पात्रेऽत्र सोमपेयं सोमं पिबेः।
Word by Word
अर्वाञ्चम्hitherward, coming towards (us)
अर्वाञ्चम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वाञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक; अर्वाच्/अर्वाञ्च्)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुरुष्टुतO much-praised one
पुरुष्टुत:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootपुरु-स्तुत (प्रातिपदिक; पुरु + स्तुत ‘much-praised’)
प्रियमेधस्तुताpraised by Priyamedha
प्रियमेधस्तुता:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रियमेध-स्तुत (प्रातिपदिक; प्रियमेध + स्तुत ‘praised by Priyamedha’)
हरीO two bay steeds
हरी:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमपेयायfor soma-drinking (for the soma-draught)
सोमपेयाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (purpose/dative)
Rootसोमपेया (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पेय ‘fit to drink soma / soma-drinking’)
वक्षतःcarry/bring (you two)
वक्षतः:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवह् (धातु; ‘to carry/bring’)
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