Rig Veda 8.1.26: Mandala 8, Sukta 1, Mantra 26
Sukta 8.1
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kāṇva tradition predominates in Maṇḍala 8; exact ṛṣi for 8.1 varies by Anukramaṇī—flagged as likely Kāṇva)
Devata: Indra (Girvaṇas)
Chandas: Gāyatrī (common in Indra hymns of Maṇḍala 8; flagged as probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पिबा त्वस्य गिर्वणः सुतस्य पूर्वपा इव । परिष्कृतस्य रसिन इयमासुतिश्चारुर्मदाय पत्यते ॥
Transliteration
píbā t(v) asyá girvaṇaḥ sutásya pūrvapā́ iva | páriṣkṛtasya rasína iyám āsutíś cā́rur mádāya patyate ||
Translation
హే గిర్వణ (స్తుతుల అధిపతి) ఇంద్రా! ఈ పిండిన సోమాన్ని పానంచేయి—మునుపే పానించినవాడివలె. సువ్యవస్థితంగా పరిశుద్ధమైన, రససంపన్న సారమైన—ఈ మనోహర సుతి (అర్పిత సోమధారా) మద (ఆనంద-ఉన్మాద) కొరకు సిద్ధమై ముందుకు సాగుతుంది.
Word by Word
पिबdrink!
पिब:
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TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति) धातु
त्वyou (as object: you/for you)
त्व:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्यof this
अस्य:
—
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गिर्वणःO praise-receiving one (Indra)
गिर्वणः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootगिर्वणस् (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
सुतस्यof the pressed (Soma)
सुतस्य:
—
TypeNoun
Rootसुत (√सु ‘to press’ → सोमः ‘pressed’)
पूर्वपाःthe first-drinker
पूर्वपाः:
Kartā (सम्बोधितस्य विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपूर्व-पा (समास; ‘पूर्वम् पिबति’)
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
परिष्कृतस्यof the well-purified
परिष्कृतस्य:
—
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootपरि-√कृ (कृ धातु) → परिष्कृत (कृदन्त)
रसिनःof the juicy/nectar-bearing (Soma)
रसिनः:
—
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरसिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इयम्this
इयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards, unto
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सुतिःpressing; Soma-offering
सुतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसुति (√सु ‘to press’ → ‘pressing/pressed offering’)
चारुःlovely, pleasing
चारुः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचारु (प्रातिपदिक)
मदायfor exhilaration
मदाय:
Sampradāna (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक)
पत्यतेflies/comes swiftly; hastens
पत्यते:
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TypeVerb
Rootपत् (पतति) धातु
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