Rig Veda 4.31.10: Mandala 4, Sukta 31, Mantra 10
Sukta 4.31
Devata: Indra (dominant addressee across RV 4.31; invoked as the Power of victorious luminous Force and protective might)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (hymn-context; verse-length and cadence consistent with 11-syllable pādas)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्माँ अवन्तु ते शतमस्मान्त्सहस्रमूतयः । अस्मान्विश्वा अभिष्टयः ॥
Transliteration
asmā́m̐ avantu te śatám asmā́n sahásram ūtáyaḥ | asmā́n víśvā abhiṣṭáyaḥ ||
Translation
Mögen uns deine hundertfachen Hilfen schützen; mögen uns deine tausendfachen Beistände behüten; mögen uns alle deine Kräfte des ersehnten Gelingens umfangen und tragen.
Word by Word
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म (प्रार्थ्य-फल/रक्षणस्य विषयः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवन्तुmay (they) protect
अवन्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अव् (अवते ‘रक्षति/पालयति’)
तेthey
ते:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
कर्तृ (ते इत्यस्य विशेषण/संख्या)
TypeNumeral (Noun)
Rootशत (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सहस्रम्a thousand
सहस्रम्:
कर्तृ (ते इत्यस्य विशेषण/संख्या)
TypeNumeral (Noun)
Rootसहस्र (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतयःhelps; protections
ऊतयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहायता/रक्षा’)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
कर्तृ (अभिष्टयः इत्यस्य विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
अभिष्टयःsuccours; protections
अभिष्टयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअभिष्टि (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक; ‘सहायता/रक्षा/आश्रय’)
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