Rig Veda 8.21.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 21, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.21
Devata: Indra (as Soma-pati)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
आ याहीम इन्दवोऽश्वपते गोपत उर्वरापते । सोमं सोमपते पिब ॥
Transliteration
ā́ yāhīmá índavo 'śva-pate gó-pata úrvārā-pate | sómaṃ soma-pate piba ||
Translation
来吧——这些榨出的苏摩（Soma）之流呼唤你：马力之主、光耀牛群之主、广阔沃野之主。苏摩之主啊，饮这苏摩吧。
Word by Word
आhither, towards (preverb: ‘to/near’)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग) / ā (preverb)
या॑हिcome! (go hither!)
या॑हि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / yā- ‘to go’
इ॒मthis (one), him
इ॒म:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) / idam
इन्दवःO Indus (Soma-drops)
इन्दवः:
Kartā (सम्बोधनार्थे/वाक्य-प्रवर्तक) / Vocative-like address
TypeNoun
Rootइन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) / indu- ‘drop; Soma’
अश्वपतेO lord of horses
अश्वपते:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान) / Addressee
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootअश्वपति (समास-प्रातिपदिक) / aśva-pati- ‘lord of horses’
गोपतेO lord of cows
गोपते:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान) / Addressee
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootगोपति (समास-प्रातिपदिक) / go-pati- ‘lord of cows’
उर्वरापतेO lord of the fertile land
उर्वरापते:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान) / Addressee
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootउर्वरापति (समास-प्रातिपदिक) / urvarā-pati- ‘lord of the fertile field’
सोमम्Soma (the drink)
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक) / soma-
सोमपतेO lord of Soma
सोमपते:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान) / Addressee
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootसोमपति (समास-प्रातिपदिक) / soma-pati- ‘lord of Soma’
पिबdrink!
पिब:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) / pā- ‘to drink’
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