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Ṛk 1.16.8

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Saṃhitā

विश्व॒मित्सव॑नं सु॒तमिंद्रो॒ मदा॑य गच्छति ।
वृ॒त्र॒हा सोम॑पीतये ॥

विश्वम् इत् सवनं सुतम् इन्द्रो मदाय गच्छति |
वृत्रहा सोमपीतये ||

víśvamítsávanam sutámíndro mádāya gacchati ǀ
vṛtrahā́ sómapītaye ǁ

viśvam it savanaṃ sutam indro madāya gacchati |
vṛtrahā somapītaye ||

Padapāṭha

विश्व॑म् । इत् । सव॑नम् । सु॒तम् । इन्द्रः॑ । मदा॑य । ग॒च्छ॒ति॒ ।
वृ॒त्र॒ऽहा । सोम॑ऽपीतये ॥

विश्वम् । इत् । सवनम् । सुतम् । इन्द्रः । मदाय । गच्छति ।
वृत्रऽहा । सोमऽपीतये ॥

víśvam ǀ ít ǀ sávanam ǀ sutám ǀ índraḥ ǀ mádāya ǀ gacchati ǀ
vṛtra-hā́ ǀ sóma-pītaye ǁ

viśvam ǀ it ǀ savanam ǀ sutam ǀ indraḥ ǀ madāya ǀ gacchati ǀ
vṛtra-hā ǀ soma-pītaye ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
01.016.08
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
1.1.31.03
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
01.04.056
Devatā देवता
Indra
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Medhātithi Kāṇva
Chandas छन्दस्
Gāyatrī
Svara स्वरः
षड्जः

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Ṛgveda 1.16.8

Interpretations

Kapali Shastri

Translation

Tr. Indra, the slayer of Vritra, comes to every sacrifice where Soma is pressed out, to drink the Soma for delight.

Commentary

vṛtrahā slayer of Vritra, the titan embodied in an all-covering darkness, enemy of the collective forces of Light and Knowledge; indraḥ Indra; somam where is pressed out the Soma; viśvam it to all; savanam sacrifice; somapitaye to drink the Soma; madāya for the delight from taking it for bliss is the meaning; gacchati attains.

Wherever there takes place sacrifice to the Gods with Soma, there in all those places, is present Indra ready to accept it.