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Rig Veda 8.66.14: Mandala 8, Sukta 66, Mantra 14

Sukta 8.66

Devata: Indra

त्वं नो अस्या अमतेरुत क्षुधोऽभिशस्तेरव स्पृधि । त्वं न ऊती तव चित्रया धिया शिक्षा शचिष्ठ गातुवित् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.66.14

tváṃ no asyā́ ámater utá kṣúdhó ’bhíśaster áva spṛdhi | tváṃ na ūtī́ táva citráyā dhiyā́ śíkṣā śacíṣṭha gātuvít ||

Du rette uns aus dieser Ohnmacht, auch aus Hunger und aus dem Ansturm feindlicher Anklage. Du bist unsere Hilfe; mit deiner vielfarbigen, lichtvollen Einsicht lehre uns, o Mächtigster an Kraft, o Pfadfinder — führe uns in den rechten Durchgang der Wahrheit ein.

त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto/for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्याःof this
अस्याः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अमतेःfrom folly / from lack of right thought
अमतेः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअमति- (प्रातिपदिक; a-mati ‘lack of counsel/folly’)
उतand also
उत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
क्षुधःfrom hunger
क्षुधः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुध्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘hunger’)
अभिशस्तेःfrom imprecation/curse
अभिशस्तेः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअभिशस्ति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘imprecation, accusation, curse’)
अवdown; away
अव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअव
स्पृधिward off / fight away
स्पृधि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृध् (धातु; ‘to contend, fight, ward off’)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
नःto/for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ऊतीhelp, aid
ऊती:
कर्तृ (नाम-प्रयोगे ‘त्वम् … ऊती’ = ‘you are (our) help’)
TypeNoun
Rootऊति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, aid’)
तवyour
तव:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
चित्रयाwith wondrous/bright
चित्रया:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bright, wondrous, excellent’)
धियाby/with insight (prayer)
धिया:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootधी- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, insight, prayer’)
शिक्षाteach; cause (us) to attain / grant
शिक्षा:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootशिक्ष् (धातु; ‘to teach, train; in RV also ‘to make (someone) attain/learn’, ‘to help to obtain’)
शचिष्ठO most mighty/most powerful
शचिष्ठ:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootशचिष्ठ- (प्रातिपदिक; superlative of शचीवत्/शचि- ‘mighty, powerful, skillful’ used as vocative epithet esp. of इन्द्र)
गातुवित्O knower/finder of the paths (guide)
गातुवित्:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootगातुविद्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘knower/finder of paths/ways’; from गातु- ‘path’ + √विद् ‘to know/find’)

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