Rig Veda 8.67.11: Mandala 8, Sukta 67, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.67
Devata: A protective goddess figure (addressed as ugraputrī); within this hymn’s flow, aligned with Aditi/Āditya protection
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पर्षि दीने गभीर आँ उग्रपुत्रे जिघांसतः । माकिस्तोकस्य नो रिषत् ॥
Transliteration
parṣi dīne gabhīra āṃ ugraputre jighāṃsataḥ | mākiḥ tokasya no riṣat ||
Translation
Führe uns hinüber durch das Niedrige und durch die Tiefe, o Tochter des Mächtigen, vor denen, die uns erschlagen wollen. Niemand verletze unser tóka — Kind und Geschlechterfolge.
Word by Word
पर्षिcarry (us) across; save
पर्षि:
— (finite verb) मुख्यक्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पॄ (पॄ/पॢ) ‘पूरणे/तरणे’ (Vedic: ‘to carry across, save, bring through’)
दीनेin distress; in poverty
दीने:
अधिकारण
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun-like
Rootदीन (prātipadika; PPP from √दी ‘क्षये/दैन्ये’ or adjectival stem ‘wretched, poor’)
गभीरO deep (one); O profound
गभीर:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootगभीर (prātipadika)
आhither; forth; fully
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (upasarga/preverb)
उग्रपुत्रेin/at (the one) ‘having a fierce son’; in Ugraputra (epithet/place-name depending on tradition)
उग्रपुत्रे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun (epithet) / Adjective used as noun
Rootउग्रपुत्र (tatpuruṣa prātipadika: उग्र + पुत्र)
जिघांसतःof the one wishing to slay; of the would-be killer
जिघांसतः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive: ‘of/for’)
TypeVerb (participial form)
Root√हन् ‘to strike, slay’ with desiderative stem जिघांस-
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (prohibitive particle)
किःanyone; (with मा) no one
किः:
कर्तृ (of the following verb)
TypePronoun
Rootकिम् (interrog./indef. pronoun; Vedic enclitic)
तोकस्यof (our) offspring; of the child/descendants
तोकस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootतोक (prātipadika)
नःof us; our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (enclitic pronoun)
रिषत्may (he) harm; injure
रिषत्:
— (finite verb) मुख्यक्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रिष् ‘to harm, injure’
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