Rig Veda 10.36.2 — Mandala 10, Sukta 36, Mantra 2
Sukta 10.36
Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī with appeal against Nirṛti; concluding refrain to devānām avaḥ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely; refrain suggests fixed cadence)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
द्यौश्च नः पृथिवी च प्रचेतस ऋतावरी रक्षतामंहसो रिषः । मा दुर्विदत्रा निॠतिर्न ईशत तद्देवानामवो अद्या वृणीमहे ॥
Transliteration
dyáuś ca naḥ pṛthivī́ ca prácetasā ṛtā́varī rakṣatām áṃhaso ríṣaḥ | mā durvidátrā níṛtir na īśata tád devānām ávo adyā́ vṛṇīmahe ||
Translation
দ্যৌ ও পৃথিবী—প্রচেতস্, ঋত-এর রক্ষিকা—আমাদের রক্ষা করুন, অংহস (দুঃসংকট) ও রিষঃ (ক্ষতি) থেকে বাঁচান। দুর্বিধানকারী নিরৃতি যেন আমাদের উপর কর্তৃত্ব না করে। দেবগণের সেই অবঃ (আশ্রয়-রক্ষা) আমরা আজ বরণ করি।
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द्यौःHeaven (Sky)
द्यौः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootद्यौ (प्रातिपदिक) < दिव्
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
पृथिवीEarth
पृथिवी:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
प्रचेतसौthe wise, fore-knowing (two)
प्रचेतसौ:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
ऋतावरीupholding ṛta (cosmic order), true
ऋतावरी:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootऋतावरी (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षताम्let (them two) protect
रक्षताम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
अंहसःfrom distress / sin
अंहसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
रिषःfrom harm, injury
रिषः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootरिष्/रिषा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हानि/क्षति’)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
दुर्विदत्राill-disposing, giving ill
दुर्विदत्रा:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्विदत्रा (प्रातिपदिक; दुḥ+विदत्रा)
निॠतिःNirṛti (goddess of destruction), calamity
निॠतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootनिॠति (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ईशतlet (her) not rule / have power
ईशत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootईश्
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
अवःhelp, protection
अवः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
वृणीमहेwe choose / we seek
वृणीमहे:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootवृ (वृणुते)
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