Rig Veda 8.41.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 41, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.41
Devata: Varuṇa with the Maruts (associated powers)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्मा ऊ षु प्रभूतये वरुणाय मरुद्भ्योऽर्चा विदुष्टरेभ्यः । यो धीता मानुषाणां पश्वो गा इव रक्षति नभन्तामन्यके समे ॥
Transliteration
asmā ū ṣu prabhūtaye varuṇāya marudbhyo 'rcā viduṣṭarebhyaḥ | yo dhītā mānuṣāṇāṃ paśvo gā iva rakṣati nabhantām anyake same ||
Translation
অস্মা উ ষু প্ৰভূতয়ে—বৰুণায় মৰুদ্ভ্যো’ৰ্চা, বিদুষ্টৰেভ্যঃ। যো ধীতা মানুহষাণাং পশ্বো গা ইৱ ৰক্ষতি—নভন্তাম্ অন্যকে সমে।
Word by Word
अस्मैto him / for him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ऊindeed, surely
ऊ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊ
षुnow, indeed
षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु
प्रभूतयेfor (his) great might/abundance
प्रभूतये:
प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभूति-
वरुणायto Varuṇa
वरुणाय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper deity)
Rootवरुण-
मरुद्भ्यःto the Maruts
मरुद्भ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun (proper deity group)
Rootमरुत्-
अर्चाI praise / let me hymn
अर्चा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअर्च्
विदुष्टरेभ्यःto the more knowing/most wise ones
विदुष्टरेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootविद्वस्- (विदुष्) + तर (comparative)
यःwho
यः:
कर्ता
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (relative pronoun)
धीताthe wise/pondering one
धीता:
कर्ता-विशेषण
TypeParticiple/Adjective
Rootधी (धि-) / धीत- (kṛdanta from √धी ‘to think/ponder’)
मानुषाणाम्of men, of humans
मानुषाणाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमानुष-
पश्वःof cattle/creatures
पश्वः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootपशु-
गाःcows
गाः:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगो-
इवlike, as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
रक्षतिprotects
रक्षति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
नभन्ताम्let them flee/vanish
नभन्ताम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootनभ्
अन्यकेthe others
अन्यके:
कर्ता
TypeAdjective/Pronoun
Rootअन्यक- (अन्य + क)
समेin the encounter/battle
समे:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootसम- / समा (locative of ‘battle/encounter’ in Vedic usage)
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