Rig Veda 8.72.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 72, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.72
Devata: Indra (Bull-force) with Soma as medium
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ सुते सिञ्चत श्रियं रोदस्योरभिश्रियम् । रसा दधीत वृषभम् ॥
Transliteration
ā́ suté siñcata śríyaṃ ródasyor abhi-śríyam | rasā́ dadhīta vṛṣabhám ||
Translation
จงรินพลังแห่งความอุดมบริบูรณ์ลงสู่โสมะ (Soma) ที่คั้นแล้ว—ให้เป็นรัศมีอันเอ่อล้นแก่ฟ้าและดิน; ด้วยรสะ—น้ำเลี้ยงแห่งความปีติ—จงสถาปนาพลังดุจพฤษภไว้ภายในนั้น.
Word by Word
आtowards; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सुतेin the pressed Soma (at the pressing)
सुते:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसु (धातु) → सुत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
सिञ्चतpour; sprinkle (you all)
सिञ्चत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootसिच् (सिञ्चति)
श्रियम्splendour; prosperity
श्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्री (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
रोदस्योःof the two worlds (heaven and earth)
रोदस्योः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootरोदसी (द्विवचन-प्रातिपदिक; ‘द्यावापृथिवी’)
अभिश्रियम्surpassing splendour; superlative prosperity
अभिश्रियम्:
Karma (apposition to श्रियम्)
TypeNoun
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग) + श्री (प्रातिपदिक) → अभिश्री (स्त्री.)
रसाwith sap; with juice
रसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootरस (पुं./नपुं. प्रातिपदिक)
दधीतmay he place; may he bestow
दधीत:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा (दधाति)
वृषभम्the bull (strong one)
वृषभम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
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