Rig Veda 10.154.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 154, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.154
Devata: Soma (and implicitly the Fathers/blessed as recipients)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सोम एकेभ्यः पवते घृतमेक उपासते । येभ्यो मधु प्रधावति ताँश्चिदेवापि गच्छतात् ॥
Transliteration
sóma ékebhyaḥ pavate ghṛtám éka upā́sate | yébhyo mádhu pradhā́vati tā́ṃś cid evā́pi gacchatāt ||
Translation
Let him go indeed to those for whom Soma flows—some as clarified light, some as an offering to be approached—those to whom the sweetness runs forth: to them let him attain.
Word by Word
सोमःSoma (the Soma-juice/deity)
सोमः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
एकेभ्यःto some (persons)
एकेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective/Pronominal
Rootएक (सर्वनाम/संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
पवतेflows / is purified
पवते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपू (धातु; पवते = आत्मनेपद)
घृतम्ghee; clarified butter
घृतम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (प्रातिपदिक)
एकःone (person)
एकः:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
उपासतेthey worship / attend upon
उपासते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आस् (धातु; सेवायाम्)
येभ्यःto whom / for whom
येभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मधुhoney; sweetness; mead
मधु:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रधावतिruns forth; streams
प्रधावति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-धाव् (धातु; धावति)
तान्those (persons)
तान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even; indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात/अव्यय)
एवjust; only
एव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (निपात/अव्यय)
अपिalso; even
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (निपात/अव्यय)
गच्छतात्let (him/it) go; may it reach
गच्छतात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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