Rig Veda 8.85.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 85, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.85
Devata: Aśvins (Nāsatyas)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इमं मे स्तोममश्विनेमं मे शृणुतं हवम् । मध्वः सोमस्य पीतये ॥
Transliteration
imáṃ me stómam aśvinemáṃ me śṛṇutaṃ hávam | mádhvaḥ sómasya pītáye ||
Translation
This my hymn, O Aśvins—this my call, hear it. Come for the drinking of the honeyed Soma, and let the sweetness of delight be made active in us.
Word by Word
इमम्this
इमम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेmy / for me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) / सम्प्रदान (यदि चतुर्थी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तोमम्hymn of praise
स्तोमम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्तोम (प्रातिपदिक) < √स्तु (स्तवने)
अश्विनौthe Aśvins (the two horsemen)
अश्विनौ:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (dual deity-name)
Rootअश्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
इमम्this
इमम्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मेmy / for me
मे:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) / सम्प्रदान (यदि चतुर्थी)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शृणुतम्hear (you two)!
शृणुतम्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (श्रवणे)
हवम्invocation, call
हवम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootहव (प्रातिपदिक) < √हू (आह्वाने) / √ह्वे
मध्वःof the sweet (drink) / of honey
मध्वः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमधु (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमस्यof Soma
सोमस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
पीतयेfor drinking
पीतये:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun (action-noun)
Rootपीति (प्रातिपदिक) < √पा (पाने) (कृदन्त-निर्मित भाव/क्रिया-नाम)
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