Rig Veda 8.93.33: Mandala 8, Sukta 93, Mantra 33
Sukta 8.93
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं हि वृत्रहन्नेषां पाता सोमानामसि । उप नो हरिभिः सुतम् ॥
Transliteration
tváṁ hí vṛtrahan eṣā́ṁ pātā́ sómānām ási | úpa no háribhiḥ sutám ||
Translation
హే వృత్రహన్! ఈ సొమముల పాత (పానకర్త) నీవే. నీ హరి (తామ్ర/పీత) అశ్వములతో మా సమీపానికి—ఈ సుత (పిండిన) సొమమునకు—ఉపనీతుడవై రా.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
वृत्रहन्O Vṛtra-slayer
वृत्रहन्:
कर्तृ (सम्बोधन-सम्बन्ध) / विशेषण
TypeNoun/Epithet
Rootवृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक; वृत्र + हन् ‘to slay’)
एषाम्of these
एषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → एष-
पाताprotector/guardian
पाता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootपा (धातु ‘to protect’) → पातृ/पाता (agent-noun) अथवा √पा (to drink) in RV usage; here ‘protector’
सोमानाम्of the soma-pressings
सोमानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
असिyou are
असि:
— (copula)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु ‘to be’)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःto us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हरिभिःwith the tawny (horses)
हरिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतम्the pressed (soma)
सुतम्:
कर्म
TypeParticiple (Adjective/Noun)
Rootसु (धातु ‘to press/express’) → सुत (PPP) अथवा ‘pressed’
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