Rig Veda 10.158.1: Mandala 10, Sukta 158, Mantra 1
Sukta 10.158
Devata: Sūrya, Vāta, Agni (triadic guardianship across three worlds)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सूर्यो नो दिवस्पातु वातो अन्तरिक्षात् । अग्निर्नः पार्थिवेभ्यः ॥
Transliteration
sū́ryo no divás pātu vā́to antárikṣāt | agnír naḥ pā́rthivebhyaḥ ||
Translation
Sūrya behüte uns vom Himmel her; Vāta behüte uns aus dem Luftraum; Agni behüte uns von den irdischen Bereichen.
Word by Word
सूर्यःthe Sun (god)
सूर्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दिवःfrom heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक)
पातुmay (he) protect
पातु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु) ‘to protect’
वातःthe Wind
वातः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootवात (प्रातिपदिक) < √वा ‘to blow’
अन्तरिक्षात्from the mid-air / atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षात्:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निःAgni (Fire)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पार्थिवेभ्यःfrom the earthly ones / from terrestrial (dangers)
पार्थिवेभ्यः:
अपादान
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक) < पृथिवी
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