Rig Veda 8.10.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 10, Mantra 4
Sukta 8.10
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kāṇva lineage; hymn context)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Likely Jagatī/Triṣṭubh (requires verification; verse is longer)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ययोरधि प्र यज्ञा असूरे सन्ति सूरयः । ता यज्ञस्याध्वरस्य प्रचेतसा स्वधाभिर्या पिबतः सोम्यं मधु ॥
Transliteration
yáyor ádhi prá yajñā́ asū́re sánti sūráyaḥ | tā́ yajñásyādhvarásya prá-cetasā svadhā́bhir yā́ píbataḥ somyáṃ mádhu ||
Translation
Upon whom the sacrifices advance, and the illumined seers are in their unfailing power—those two, wide-aware in the sacrifice and the path of offering, who by their own law drink the honey of Soma.
Word by Word
ययोःof/for which two; in which two
ययोः:
सम्बन्ध/अधिकरण (whose/wherein)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य
अधिupon, over
अधि:
अधिकरण (upon/over)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
यज्ञाःsacrifices, rites
यज्ञाः:
कर्तृ (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
असूरेin/with the Asura (mighty lord)
असूरे:
अधिकरण (locative)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तिare, exist
सन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सूरयःpatrons, bountiful lords
सूरयः:
कर्तृ (appositional subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
ताःthose (two)
ताः:
कर्म/विषय (those = the two deities implied)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
यज्ञस्यof the sacrifice
यज्ञस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
अध्वरस्यof the (solemn) rite
अध्वरस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअध्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रचेतसाthe two discerning/wise ones
प्रचेतसा:
कर्म/विषय (the two wise ones)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्र-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्वधाभिःwith (their) own powers/with स्वधा-invocations
स्वधाभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootस्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
याwho (the two)
या:
कर्तृ (relative subject)
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पिबतःyou two drink
पिबतः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
सोम्यम्soma-like, pertaining to Soma
सोम्यम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective
Rootसोम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मधुsweet drink; honey (mead)
मधु:
कर्म (in apposition to सोम्यम्)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
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Chanting Notes
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