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Atharva Veda 20.2.3: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 3

Sukta 2

इन्द्रो॑ ब्र॒ह्मा ब्राह्म॑णात् सु॒ष्टुभः॑ स्व॒र्कादृ॒तुना॒ सोमं॑ पिबतु

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.2.3

índro bráhmā brā́hmaṇāt suṣṭúbhaḥ svarkā́d ṛtúnā sómaṁ pibatu

Let Indra—(as) the Brahman—duly hymned, from the Brahman’s station, from the bright heaven, in season and in right order, drink the Soma.

ఇంద్రుడు—బ్రహ్మా (Brahman-పురోహిత) రూపంగా—సుస్తుతుడై—బ్రహ్మన్ స్థానము నుండి, ప్రకాశమయ స్వర్గలోకము నుండి, ఋతువుకు అనుగుణంగా మరియు విధిపూర్వకంగా, సోమాన్ని పానము చేయుగాక.

इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्माthe sacred utterance / the Brahman (as priestly power)
ब्रह्मा:
कर्तृ (इन्द्रस्य विशेषण/समनाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्राह्मणात्from the Brāhmaṇa (priest)
ब्राह्मणात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
सुष्टुभःfrom the Suṣṭubh metre
सुष्टुभः:
अपादान (उद्गम/स्रोत-भाव)
TypeNoun
Rootसुष्टुभ् (प्रातिपदिक; छन्दोनाम)
स्वर्कात्from the heavenly light / from heaven
स्वर्कात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतुनाwith/through the proper season (right order)
ऋतुना:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पिबतुlet him drink / may he drink
पिबतु:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) ‘to drink’

Rishi: RV-tradition attribution (not recoverable from excerpt alone)

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Yajus-style invitatory formula (non-metrical/irregular in this excerpt)

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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