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Rig Veda 8.91.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 91, Mantra 1

Sukta 8.91

Devata: Soma (primary in narrative) oriented to Indra as recipient; effectively an Indra-Soma setting

कन्या वारवायती सोममपि स्रुताविदत् । अस्तं भरन्त्यब्रवीदिन्द्राय सुनवै त्वा शक्राय सुनवै त्वा ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.91.1

kanyā́ vārāvāyátī sómam ápi srutā́vidat | ástaṃ bháranty abravīd índrāya sunavai tvā śákrāya sunavai tvā ||

นางสาวพรหมจารีผู้ก้องร้องกว้างไกลได้ดำเนินไป และพบโสมะ (Soma) ณ ทางที่ไหลริน. ครั้นนำกลับสู่เรือน นางกล่าวว่า “เพื่ออินทราเราจักคั้นเจ้า เพื่อศักระ (Śakra) ผู้ทรงฤทธิ์เราจักคั้นเจ้า” —ดังนี้ความรื่นรมย์จึงถูกจัดเตรียมไว้เพื่อพลังผู้พิชิต.

कन्याthe maiden/young girl
कन्या:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या- (प्रातिपदिक) < PIE *genh₁- (युवती/कन्या-संबद्ध)
वारवायती(the) loudly-sounding/crying (one)
वारवायती:
कर्तृ (कन्या के साथ)
TypeAdjective
Rootवारवायती- (प्रातिपदिक; विशेषण/नाम) < वारवाय- (सम्बद्ध-आधार)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed drink)
सोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोम- (प्रातिपदिक)
अपिalso; moreover
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (निपात)
स्रुतौin/at the stream, flowing course
स्रुतौ:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootस्रुति- (प्रातिपदिक)
अविदत्she found; she obtained
अविदत्:
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने/लाभे)
अस्तम्homeward; to the house
अस्तम्:
अधिकरण/गति-लक्ष्य
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअस्तम् (अव्यय/निपात; ‘घर/गृहं’ अर्थे)
भरन्तीcarrying (as she went)
भरन्ती:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb (participle)
Root√भृ (भृञ् धारणे/भरणे)
अब्रवीत्she said; she spoke
अब्रवीत्:
TypeVerb
Root√ब्रू (ब्रूञ् वचने)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
सुनवैlet me press (Soma); may I press
सुनवै:
TypeVerb
Root√सु (सुञ् अभिषवे/प्रसवे)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शक्रायfor the Mighty one (Śakra = Indra)
शक्राय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशक्र- (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषण)
सुनवैlet me press; may I press
सुनवै:
TypeVerb
Root√सु (सुञ् अभिषवे/प्रसवे)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

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