Rig Veda 8.66.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 66, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.66
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
वयमेनमिदा ह्योऽपीपेमेह वज्रिणम् । तस्मा उ अद्य समना सुतं भरा नूनं भूषत श्रुते ॥
Transliteration
vayám enam idā́ hyò ’pīpema ihá vajríṇam | tásmā u adyá samánā sutáṃ bharā nū́naṃ bhūṣata śruté ||
Translation
We have strengthened him indeed, yesterday and today, here—the thunder-armed; therefore now, in the common gathering, bring the pressed Soma to him: let the hearing, the inspired reception, be adorned and fulfilled.
Word by Word
वयम्we
वयम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एनम्him
एनम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्/इदम्-प्रत्ययात्मक सर्वनाम (enam)
इदindeed, just
इद:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (निपात)
आtowards, fully
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/निपात)
ह्यःyesterday
ह्यः:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह्यस् (कालवाचक अव्यय)
अपिपेमwe drank (fully)
अपिपेम:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पिबति) + उपसर्ग ‘आ’ → आ√पा; लिट्-रूप (वेदिक) ‘अपिपेम’
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण (देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
वज्रिणम्the wielder of the thunderbolt (Indra)
वज्रिणम्:
कर्म (अपिपेम इत्यस्य) / विशेष्यः ‘इन्द्रः’
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘वज्र-धारी’
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उand, indeed
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
समनाin the gathering/assembly
समना:
अधिकरण (स्थान/अवसर)
TypeNoun
Rootसमन (नपुंसक/पुं) ‘सभा/समागम/उत्सव’ (वेदिक)
सुतम्the pressed (Soma)
सुतम्:
कर्म (भरा इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootसुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक), √सु (सुनोति) ‘to press (soma)’
भरbring!
भर:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरति)
नूनम्now, surely
नूनम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
भूषतadorn/prepare (it)!
भूषत:
—
TypeVerb
Root√भूष् (भूषति) ‘to adorn/please, make splendid’
श्रुतेfor fame/renown (lit. for what is heard)
श्रुते:
सम्प्रदान (यशसे/कीर्तये)
TypeNoun (abstract/collective)
Rootश्रुति (स्त्री) / √श्रु (श्रवण) से निष्पन्न ‘श्रुत’ (heard, famed) → ‘श्रुते’
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