Rig Veda 10.126.2: Mandala 10, Sukta 126, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.126
Rishi: As per RV 10.126 Anukramaṇī tradition (unspecified here)
Devata: Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman (Ādityas)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तद्धि वयं वृणीमहे वरुण मित्रार्यमन् । येना निरंहसो यूयं पाथ नेथा च मर्त्यमति द्विषः ॥
Transliteration
tád dhi vayáṃ vṛṇīmáhe váruṇa mitrā́ryaman | yénā nír aṃháso yūyáṃ pā́tha néthā ca mártyam áti dvíṣaḥ ||
Translation
ذلك حقًّا ما نختاره، يا ڤارونا وميترا وأريامان؛ به احفظونا من الضيق، واقودوا الإنسان الفاني إلى ما وراء القوى المعادية.
Word by Word
तत्that (boon/thing)
तत्:
Karma (वृणीमहे इत्यस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वृणीमहेwe choose / we ask for
वृणीमहे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√वृ (वृणोति/वृणीते) ‘choose, select, ask for’
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मित्रO Mitra
मित्र:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootमित्र (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यमन्O Aryaman
अर्यमन्:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootअर्यमन् (देवनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
येनby which (means)
येन:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
निःout, forth; away
निः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अंहसःfrom distress/sin
अंहसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘distress, sin, trouble’
यूयम्you (all)
यूयम्:
Kartā (पाथ/नेथा इत्ययोः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पाथprotect!
पाथ:
—
TypeVerb
Root√पा ‘protect’
नेथाlead!
नेथा:
—
TypeVerb
Root√नी ‘lead’
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मर्त्यम्the mortal (man)
मर्त्यम्:
Karma (नेथा इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) ‘mortal’
अतिover, beyond
अति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
द्विषःhaters, enemies
द्विषः:
Karma (अति इत्यनेन गत्यर्थे; ‘enemies’ as the ones to be passed beyond)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘hater, enemy’
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