Rig Veda 8.82.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 82, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.82
- Devata
- Indra
- Rasa
- Adbhuta (wonder) and Shringara (love)
तीव्राः सोमास आ गहि सुतासो मादयिष्णवः । पिबा दधृग्यथोचिषे ॥
tīvrā́ḥ sómāsa ā́ gahi sutā́so mādayiṣṇávaḥ | píba dadhṛ́g yáthociṣé ||
จงมาเถิด—นี่คือโสมะ (Soma) อันเข้มกล้า ถูกคั้นแล้ว และใคร่จะทำให้มึนเมาด้วยปีติทิพย์; โอ้ผู้ทรงค้ำจุนรากฐาน จงดื่มเพื่อความอิ่มเอิบอันสว่างไสวของท่าน.
Word by Word
- तीव्राः
- strong, sharpAdjectiveपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्Role विशेषणम् (कर्तृपदस्य/सम्बोधनस्य विशेषणम्)Root तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक) < तिव्/तिव्र् (तीक्ष्णार्थे; व्युत्पत्त्यर्थः) अथवा √तिव् (तीव्रतायाम्) (निरुक्त-व्युत्पत्त्यनुसार)
- सोमासः
- Soma-juicesNounपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्Role कर्तृ (वाक्ये विषयः) / स्तुत्य-विषयःRoot सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
- आ
- hither, towardsIndeclinableअव्ययम् (आह्वान/आगमनार्थे)Role क्रियाविशेषणम्Root आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
- गहि
- come!Verbलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; वैदिक-रूपम्: ‘गहि’ (आगच्छ)Role क्रिया (आह्वानः)Root √गम् (गत्यर्थे)
- सुतासः
- pressed (Soma-draughts)Noun/Adjectiveपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्Role कर्तृ/विषयः (सोमाः—‘pressed’ इति विशेषणभावः)Root सुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) < √सु (सवने/अभिषवे) क्त
- मादयिष्णवः
- gladdening, intoxicatingAdjectiveपुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा बहुवचनम्Role विशेषणम् (सुतासः/सोमासः इत्यस्य)Root मादयिष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) < √मद् (हर्षे/मदे) णिच् (मादय-) + इष्णु (प्रवृत्त्यर्थक-प्रत्यय)
- पिब
- drink!Verbलोट्, मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्Role क्रियाRoot √पा (पाने)
- दधृक्
- O holder/supporterNoun/Adjectiveपुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन एकवचनम् (आह्वानः)Role सम्बोधन (आहूतः)Root दधृक् (प्रातिपदिक) < √धृ (धारणे) (वैदिक-विशेष-रूप; ‘धारयिता/धारक’ अर्थे)
- यथा
- as, so thatIndeclinableअव्ययम् (उपमान/प्रकारार्थे)Role क्रियाविशेषणम्/सम्बन्धसूचकःRoot यथा (निपात)
- उचिषे
- for Uci (the shining one / a divine name)Nounचतुर्थी एकवचनम् (सम्प्रदानम्) — ‘उचि’ शब्दस्य दत्तिविभक्तिःRole सम्प्रदान (यस्यार्थे/याय)Root उचि (प्रातिपदिक) / वैदिक-नाम; (अग्नि/उचि-देवता/दीप्ति-सम्बन्धः)
Sandhi Notes
- पदच्छेदः: तीव्राः | सोमासः | आ | गहि | सुतासः | मादयिष्णवः | पिब | दधृक् | यथा | उचिषे । 1) ‘सोमास॒ आ’ इत्यत्र विसर्गः पदान्ते स्थितः, परे स्वरादौ (आ) सन्ध्यभावेन उच्चारणे ‘सोमास आ’ (विसर्ग-लोप/जिह्वामूलीयादि न) इति पदपाठानुसारः। 2) ‘दधृग्यथोचिषे’ इति संहितायां: दधृक् + यथा → दधृग्यथा (क् + य → ग्य, व्यञ्जनसन्धिः)
- यथा + उचिषे → यथोचिषे (अ + उ → ओ, स्वर-सन्धिः)।
The meaning
Outer meaning
Come—here are the keen Somadrinks, pressed out and eager to intoxicate; drink as the holder of the foundation, for your luminous satisfaction.
Inner meaning
Soma is the ananda-substance distilled by aspiration and discipline (sutāsaḥ). ‘Tīvrāḥ’ indicates concentrated potency: bliss that is sharp enough to cut through inertia. Indra is invited to drink—meaning the illumined Mind is to take up and be strengthened by this ananda, becoming more capable to hold the foundations (dadhṛk) of the inner world-order and to act in luminous satisfaction (ociṣe).
Universal truth
When delight is purified and concentrated, it strengthens the mind’s capacity to uphold life on a stable basis; true ‘intoxication’ is uplift into luminous joy, not loss of control.
Themes
Soma-invitation, ecstasy-and-power, illumined-satisfaction
The seer
- Other hymns
- Rig Veda 8.82.1 (invitation), Rig Veda 8.82.3 (gladdened by iṣā), RV 9 (Soma Maṇḍala: extensive soma symbolism)
Significance
Pairs Indra and Soma as illumination and bliss—two indispensable powers in integral realization.
The deity
- Devata
- Indra (with Soma as offered power)
- Epithets
- Dadhṛk (holder of foundations), Soma-pā (soma-drinker, functional)
- Related deities
- Soma, Agni, Bṛhaspati
Cosmic role
Receives soma to increase strength for world-ordering and victory over obstruction.
Inner power
Capacity to assimilate bliss without dispersion; stable luminous joy that supports action.
In ritual
Where it is used
Soma offering to Indra (pāna invitation)
ती॒व्राः सोमा॑स॒ आ ग॑हि सु॒तासो॑ मादयि॒ष्णव॑: । पिबा॑ द॒धृग्यथो॑चि॒षे ॥
ती॒व्राः । सोमा॑सः । आ । ग॒हि॒ । सु॒तासः॑ । मा॒द॒यि॒ष्णवः॑ । पिब॑ । द॒धृक् । यथा॑ । ओ॒चि॒षे ॥
tīvrāḥ | somāsaḥ | ā | gahi | sutāsaḥ | mādayiṣṇavaḥ | piba | dadhṛk | yathā | ociṣe
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Invitatory and lifting; quick ascent then settling
Energizes and brightens; evokes a ‘keen sweetness’ rising through the system.
- सोम (soma)
- Literal: soma drink. Symbolic: Divine delight/ananda; nectar of consciousness
- तीव्र (tīvra)
- Literal: keen, sharp, intense. Symbolic: Concentrated spiritual force; ananda with transformative edge
- सुत (suta)
- Literal: pressed out. Symbolic: Distilled through tapas, aspiration, and inner purification
- मादयिष्णु (mādayiṣṇu)
- Literal: eager to intoxicate/gladden. Symbolic: Ananda that elevates consciousness into ecstasy and wideness
- दधृक् (dadhṛk)
- Literal: holder, supporter. Symbolic: Power that upholds the foundations—stable establishment of higher consciousness
- ओचिषे (ociṣe)
- Literal: for shining/satisfaction (luminous enjoyment). Symbolic: Luminous delight of the illumined mind receiving ananda
Soma offering invitation: urging Indra to drink the pressed Soma to kindle victorious force.
At the presentation of pressed soma; inviting Indra to drink
Offering soma; recitation accompanying libation
Before meditation, use to consecrate a ‘sweet’ inner state (gratitude/joy) and offer it upward to strengthen clarity.
tīvra: from the semantic of sharp/strong; indicates intensified Soma. mādayiṣṇu: desiderative/intentive from √mad 'to rejoice, be exhilarated' → Soma as ecstasy that empowers. dadhṛk: agentive from √dhṛ 'to hold, support' → Indra as upholder of the inner firmament. ociṣ: related to √uc/oci 'to shine, be bright/satisfied'—links enjoyment with illumination.
ananda (ecstatic delight as power), strengthening of the supporter (dhṛ) principle
Dadhṛk implies upholding ṛta—stable cosmic order in the being.
Luminous satisfaction (ociṣ) suggests truth-light enjoying itself as joy.
Distillation of delight into a sustaining power that supports manifestation.
Vedāntic-Anandamaya resonance (Taittirīya) plus Aurobindonian soma-as-ananda.
Pressing = concentration of consciousness; drinking = assimilation; sharpness = power to pierce tamas.
- What is the primary Vedic 'mythologem' present in this verse?
- Soma as the divine drink that empowers the god: the pressed, intensified Soma seeks to 'intoxicate' Indra—symbolically, delight becomes force, enabling the god’s victorious action in the seeker.
- How does the linguistic structure reflect Proto-Indo-European roots?
- √mad (rejoice/intoxicate) has clear Indo-Iranian continuity (cf. Avestan mad-). The dhṛ 'hold/support' root fits a widespread IE structural metaphor: the deity as supporter of order/firmness.
- What is the relationship between the Rishi and the Devata here?
- Human preparation (sutāsaḥ) meets divine assimilation (piba): the rishi’s work makes Soma ready; Indra’s drinking transforms it into effective support (dadhṛk) and luminous fulfillment (ociṣ).
Offer purified joy upward; let illumined mind drink it and become stable and bright.
Anāhata (sweetness) rising to Ājñā (luminous clarity)
Slow inhale imagining ‘pressing’ nectar in the heart; chant on exhale; brief stillness to ‘taste’ soma as quiet joy
Joyful clarity; steady uplift
Cultivate a clean happiness (not excitement). Chant, then sit with the sense of a cool luminous nectar in the chest and brow; allow thoughts to become fewer and more bright.
Maintain clear udātta on key nouns (somāsaḥ, sutāsaḥ); let the invitation ‘ā gahi’ rise naturally; follow śākhā accenting when available.
Pause lightly after ‘ā gahi’; articulate compounds without rushing.
tīvrāḥ: long ī; do not soften v, somāsaḥ: long ā; final ḥ audible but light, mādayiṣṇavaḥ: retroflex ṣṇ cluster—keep crisp, dadhṛk: final k unaspirated, clear
Warm, bright, devotional
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