Rig Veda 8.17.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 17, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.17
Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (Mandala 8; specific rishi not provided in input)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Unknown (not inferable securely from provided excerpt alone)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ब्रह्माणस्त्वा वयं युजा सोमपामिन्द्र सोमिनः । सुतावन्तो हवामहे ॥
Transliteration
brahmā́ṇas tvā vayáṃ yujā́ soma-pā́m indra somínaḥ | sutā́vanto havāmahe ||
Translation
We, the makers of the brahman, yoke you—O Indra, drinker of Soma, with the Soma-pressers. Possessing the pressed delight, we call you.
Word by Word
ब्र॒ह्माणःthe Brahmins / sacred formulators
ब्र॒ह्माणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
युजाas a yokefellow / in companionship
युजा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootयुज् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘yoke/companion’)
सोमपाम्Soma-drinker
सोमपाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootसोमपा (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + पा ‘drinker’)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमिनःthe soma-possessors / soma-offerers
सोमिनः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootसोमिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having soma / soma-possessing’)
सुतावन्तःhaving pressed (soma)
सुतावन्तः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective (substantivized)
Rootसुतावत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having pressed soma’, from सुत ‘pressed’)
हवामहेwe invoke / we call
हवामहे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootह्वे (धातु; √ह्वा/ह्वे ‘to call, invoke’)
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