Rig Veda 1.84.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 84, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.84
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa (traditionally for RV 1.84)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable; verse-level verification recommended)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इममिन्द्र सुतं पिब ज्येष्ठममर्त्यं मदम् । शुक्रस्य त्वाभ्यक्षरन्धारा ऋतस्य सादने ॥
Transliteration
imám indra sutáṁ piba jyéṣṭham amártyaṁ mádam | śukrásya tvā́bhy àkṣaran dhā́rā ṛtásya sā́dane ||
Translation
โออินทระ จงดื่มโสมะ (Soma) ที่คั้นแล้วนี้—ความปีติเมามาย (mada) อันเป็นอมตะและประเสริฐยิ่ง. ณ ที่ประทับแห่งฤตะ (ṛta) สายน้ำอันสว่างไสวหลั่งไหลมาหาท่าน.
Word by Word
इमम्this (him/it)
इमम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सुतम्pressed (Soma)
सुतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun/Participle
Rootसु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; PPP) अथवा ‘सुत’ (सोमः)
पिबdrink
पिब:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पिबति)
ज्येष्ठम्the foremost/eldest
ज्येष्ठम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; ‘श्रेष्ठ/प्रथम’)
अमर्त्यम्immortal
अमर्त्यम्:
कर्म (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) < मृ (धातु) ‘मर्त्य’
मदम्intoxicating exhilaration (draught)
मदम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमद (प्रातिपदिक) < मद् (धातु) ‘हर्ष/मत्तता’
शुक्रस्यof the bright/pure (Soma)
शुक्रस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun/Adjective (used substantively)
Rootशुक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अभ्यक्षरन्they flowed toward/over (you)
अभ्यक्षरन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootक्षर् (धातु) + अभि (उपसर्ग)
धाराःstreams
धाराः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधारा (प्रातिपदिक) < धृ/धारय्-सम्बन्धः
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/rite)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootऋत (प्रातिपदिक)
सादनेin the seat/abode
सादने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसादन (प्रातिपदिक) < सद् (धातु) ‘आसीन/आसन/निवास’
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