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Rig Veda 8.12.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 12, Mantra 1

Sukta 8.12

Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gayatri (likely; needs confirmation by metrical count)

य इन्द्र सोमपातमो मदः शविष्ठ चेतति । येना हंसि न्यत्रिणं तमीमहे ॥

yá índra soma-pā́tamo mádaḥ śaviṣṭha cétati | yéna haṃ́si ní atríṇaṃ tám īmahe ||

இந்திரா, சோமபானத்தில் மிகச் சிறந்தவனே, அந்த மது—அந்த பரவசம்—அதனால், மிக வல்லவனே, உன் சேதனைத் தீண்டி எழுகிறது; அதனால் நீ ஒளியை விழுங்குவோனை அடித்து அகற்றி எறிகிறாய்—அந்த உன் சக்தியையே நாம் நாடுகிறோம்.

यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(Address)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमपातमःmost Soma-drinking (best Soma-drinker)
सोमपातमः:
(Address; qualifier of इन्द्र)
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootसोमपातम (प्रातिपदिक; सोम-पा ‘Soma-drinker’ + -तम superl.)
मदःthe exhilaration/rapture (intoxication)
मदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
शविष्ठO most mighty
शविष्ठ:
(Address; qualifier of इन्द्र)
TypeAdjective (superlative epithet)
Rootशविष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; superl. of शु/शव ‘strong, mighty’)
चेततिis perceived / becomes manifest / is aware
चेतति:
Kriyā (predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootचित् (धातु) ‘to perceive, be aware; to appear/shine’
येनby which (whereby)
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हंसिyou slay
हंसि:
Kriyā (predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु) ‘to strike, slay’
निअत्रिणम्the Atrin (hostile being), down/away
निअत्रिणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘devourer/demon; hostile being’
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ईमहेwe worship/praise (indeed)
ईमहे:
Kriyā (predicate)
TypeVerb (with particle)
Rootईम् (अव्यय ‘indeed/just’) + मह्/महि (धातु) ‘to honor, worship, praise’

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