Rig Veda 8.97.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 97, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.97
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नः सोमेषु सोमपाः सुतेषु शवसस्पते । मादयस्व राधसा सूनृतावतेन्द्र राया परीणसा ॥
Transliteration
sá naḥ sómeṣu soma-pāḥ sutéṣu śavasaḥ pate | mā́dayasva rā́dhasā sūnṛtā́vaténdra rāyā́ parīṇásā ||
Translation
హే సోమపాన, శవసస్పతే (బలాధిపతీ)! మా కొరకు సోమార్పణల్లో, ఈ సుత (పిండిన) సోమాలలో, నీ దాన-సంపదతో మత్తుడవు. హే ఇంద్రా! సూనృతా (సత్యవాక్కు) యుక్త పరిపూర్ణతతోను, రాయా (సంపద) యొక్క పరీణసా (ప్రాచుర్యం) తోను మమ్మల్ని ఆనందింపజేసి బలపరచు.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
नःto/for us; our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → नः
सोमेषुamong/in the soma (draughts/rites)
सोमेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमपाःthe soma-drinker
सोमपाः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootसोमपा (समास-प्रातिपदिक: सोम + पा ‘पानकर्ता’)
सुतेषुamong the pressed (soma-juices)
सुतेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सु ‘प्रसव/अभिषव’ → ‘pressed’)
शवसस्पतेO lord of might
शवसस्पते:
(Address)
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootशवस् + पति (सम्बोधन-समास-प्रातिपदिक)
मादयस्वbe exhilarated; rejoice
मादयस्व:
(Predicate; addressed to deity)
TypeVerb
Root√मद् (मादयति; causative/denominative ‘to gladden/intoxicate’)
राधसाwith bounty/gift
राधसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सूनृतावताwith gracious/true speech
सूनृतावता:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootसूनृता + वत् (तद्धित/विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(Address)
TypeNoun (proper, vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
रायाःof wealth
रायाः:
(Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रा (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक ‘wealth’)
परीणसाwith abundance; with plenitude
परीणसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपरीणस् (प्रातिपदिक ‘abundance, fullness’)
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