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Rig Veda 8.68.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 68, Mantra 11

Sukta 8.68

Rishi: Priyamedha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Virāḍ-anuṣṭubh

यस्य ते स्वादु सख्यं स्वाद्वी प्रणीतिरद्रिवः । यज्ञो वितन्तसाय्यः ॥

yásya te svā́du sakhyáṃ svā́dvī pra-nī́tir adri-vaḥ | yajñó vitantasā́yyaḥ ||

அத்ரிவஃ (கல்லைத் தாங்குபவனே)! யாருக்காக உன் இனிய நட்பு, இனிய வழிநடத்தல் இருக்கிறதோ—அவனுடைய யாகம் வெற்றியின் இலக்கை நோக்கி விரிகிறது.

यस्यwhose / of whom
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (possessor)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्वादुsweet, pleasant
स्वादु:
विशेषण (qualifier of सख्यम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वादु (प्रातिपदिक) < √स्वद् ‘to taste, be sweet’
सख्यम्friendship, companionship
सख्यम्:
कर्तृ/विषय (subject: ‘friendship’)
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक) < सखि ‘friend’
स्वाद्वीsweet, delightful
स्वाद्वी:
विशेषण (qualifier of प्रणीतिḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वाद्वी (प्रातिपदिक) < √स्वद्
प्रणीतिḥleading, guidance, conduct
प्रणीतिḥ:
कर्तृ/विषय (subject: ‘leading/guidance’)
TypeNoun
Rootप्र-नीति (प्रातिपदिक) < √नी ‘to lead’ (with preverb प्र-)
अद्रिवःO stone-bearer/press-stone lord (Indra)
अद्रिवः:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootअद्रि-वस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘stone-possessing’ (epithet of Indra: having the stone/press-stones)
यज्ञःthe sacrifice, ritual
यज्ञः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक) < √यज् ‘to worship, sacrifice’
वितन्तसाय्यःspreading out, being extended (widely)
वितन्तसाय्यः:
विशेषण (qualifier of यज्ञः)
TypeAdjective (kṛdanta/derivative)
Rootवि-तन्तस (प्रातिपदिक) < √तन् ‘to stretch, spread’ with वि-; + -य्य (Vedic adjectival/derivational suffix)

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