Rig Veda 8.18.22: Mandala 8, Sukta 18, Mantra 22
Sukta 8.18
Devata: Ādityas (Mitra, Varuṇa, Aryaman etc.) as powers who extend life and right-being
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये चिद्धि मृत्युबन्धव आदित्या मनवः स्मसि । प्र सू न आयुर्जीवसे तिरेतन ॥
Transliteration
yé ciddhí mṛtyúbandhava ādítyā mánavaḥ smási | prá sū na ā́yur jīváse tiretana ||
Translation
وإن كنّا موثَقين بالموت، يا آلَ أديتيا، فنحن طالِبو الحقّ من بني الإنسان؛ فادفعوا لنا قُوّة الحياة قُدُمًا—واعبروا بمدّة عيشنا (فوق الظلمة المُقيِّدة) لكي نحيا حقًّا.
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → य-
चित्even, indeed
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात/अव्यय) मूलतः ‘चित्’
हिfor, indeed
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात/अव्यय) मूलतः ‘हि’
मृत्युःdeath
मृत्युः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक) < √मृ (मरणे) + त्यु
बन्धवःkinsmen, relations
बन्धवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootबन्धु (प्रातिपदिक) < √बन्ध् (बन्धने)
आदित्याःĀdityas (sons of Aditi)
आदित्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
मनवःManus (men/ancestors called Manu)
मनवः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमनु (प्रातिपदिक)
स्मसिwe are
स्मसि:
—
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (अस्मि-आदि, ‘to be’)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
सुwell, wholly
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (निपात/अव्यय)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम) → नः
आयुःlife, lifespan
आयुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
जीवसेto live
जीवसे:
—
TypeVerb
Root√जीव् (जीवने) → जीवसे
तिरेतनcarry (us) across; help (us) overcome
तिरेतन:
—
TypeVerb
Root√तॄ/√तिर् (तरणे ‘to cross, overcome’) + caus./desid.?; Vedic injunctive/imperative-like form
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