Rig Veda 8.18.6: Mandala 8, Sukta 18, Mantra 6
Sukta 8.18
Devata: Aditi
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अदितिर्नो दिवा पशुमदितिर्नक्तमद्वयाः । अदितिः पात्वंहसः सदावृधा ॥
Transliteration
adítiḥ no divā́ paśúm adítir náktam ádvayāḥ | adítiḥ pātvaṃ́hasaḥ sadā́-vṛdhā ||
Translation
Aditi behüte uns am Tage, Aditi behüte uns in der Nacht — sie, die ohne Zweiheit ist. Aditi, die stets anwächst, schütze uns vor Bedrängnis und Schuld.
Word by Word
अदितिःAditi (the goddess)
अदितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootअदिति- (प्रातिपदिक) < a-दिति (अ- + दिति ‘बंधन/सीमा’)
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हित-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
दिवाby day / in the daytime
दिवा:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable (instrumental adverb)
Rootदिव्/द्यौ- (प्रातिपदिक)
पशुम्cattle / livestock
पशुम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपशु- (प्रातिपदिक)
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootअदिति- (प्रातिपदिक)
नक्तम्by night / at night
नक्तम्:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable (temporal adverb)
Rootनक्तम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
अद्वयाःundivided / without duality / unpaired
अद्वयाः:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्वय- (प्रातिपदिक) < अ- + द्वय (‘द्वैत/द्वय’)
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootअदिति- (प्रातिपदिक)
पातुmay (she) protect
पातु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने/रक्षणे) धातु
अंहसःfrom distress/sin/evil
अंहसः:
अपादान (यतः संरक्षणम्) / सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
सदाalways
सदा:
अधिकरण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा (अव्यय)
आवृधाever-increasing / ever-strengthening
आवृधा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeParticiple/indeclinable (Vedic kṛdanta used adverbially)
Rootआ-वृध् (वर्धने) धातु; क्त्वा-प्रत्ययेन अव्ययीभाव/कृदन्त-रूप (वेदिक)
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