Rig Veda 6.16.30: Mandala 6, Sukta 16, Mantra 30
Sukta 6.16
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (hymn-level)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं नः पाह्यंहसो जातवेदो अघायतः । रक्षा णो ब्रह्मणस्कवे ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ naḥ pāhy áṃhaso jā́tavedo aghāyató | rákṣā no brahmaṇaskave ||
Translation
Du schütze uns vor Bedrängnis und Verfehlung, o Jātavedas, vor dem, der Böses will; behüte uns, o Sänger des heiligen Wortes (Brahman).
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पाहिprotect!
पाहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने/रक्षणे) धातु
अंहसःfrom distress/sin
अंहसः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni), knower of births
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि-विशेषण/नाम)
अघायतःfrom the evil-doer / from one who intends harm
अघायतः:
अपादान
TypeParticiple
Rootअघाय (अघं कर्तुम्/अघं चिन्तयितुम्) धातु (denom.)
रक्षguard!
रक्ष:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (रक्षणे) धातु
नःus
नः:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मणःof the sacred formulation/prayer
ब्रह्मणः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
कवेO sage/poet
कवे:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootकवि (प्रातिपदिक)
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