Rig Veda 8.68.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 68, Mantra 14
Sukta 8.68
Devata: Soma (with supporting heroic powers, potentially Indra-associated Marutic/heroic energies)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उप मा षड्द्वाद्वा नरः सोमस्य हर्ष्या । तिष्ठन्ति स्वादुरातयः ॥
Transliteration
úpa mā ṣáḍ-dvādvā nárāḥ sómasya hárṣyā | tíṣṭhanti svā́du-rātayaḥ ||
Translation
उप मा आगच्छत—सोमस्य हर्ष्यन्तो द्वादश वीरशक्तयः; स्वादुरातयः स्थिरं तिष्ठन्ति, अन्तःसत्त्वं पोषयन्तोऽनन्दरूपेण।
Word by Word
उपnear, towards
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
माto/for me; me
मा:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (अहम्) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
षट्six
षट्:
Kartā
TypeNumeral
Rootषष्/षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
द्वाद्वाtwo by two
द्वाद्वा:
Kartā
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वा (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक; distributive/reduplicated)
नरःmen
नरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनर (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
हर्ष्याःrejoicing, exhilarated
हर्ष्याः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootहृष् (धातु) → हर्ष्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; desiderative/ingressive sense ‘rejoicing’)
तिष्ठन्तिthey stand
तिष्ठन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु) — तिष्ठति (present stem)
स्वादुःsweet
स्वादुः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वादु (प्रातिपदिक)
रातयःgifts; bestowals
रातयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootराति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘gift, giving’)
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