Rig Veda 8.67.15: Mandala 8, Sukta 67, Mantra 15
Sukta 8.67
Devata: Ādityas
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपो षु ण इयं शरुरादित्या अप दुर्मतिः । अस्मदेत्वजघ्नुषी ॥
Transliteration
apó ṣú ṇa iyáṁ śarúr ādityā́ apa durmatíḥ | asmád etv ájaghnuṣī ||
Translation
Fort mit uns sei dieser feindliche Pfeil, o Ādityas; weiche von uns der böse, verkehrte Sinn — sie, die den rechten Gang trifft und niederstreckt.
Word by Word
अपःthe waters
अपः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअप् (प्रातिपदिक)
षुindeed, surely
षु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootषु (निपात)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इयम्this (she/this one)
इयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शरुःharm, injury (a hurting power)
शरुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootशरु (प्रातिपदिक)
आदित्याःO Ādityas (sons of Aditi)
आदित्याः:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
अपaway, off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दुर्मतिःevil thought, ill intent
दुर्मतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्- + मति)
अस्मत्from us
अस्मत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
एतुlet (it) go / may it depart
एतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootइ (धातु)
अजघ्नुषीslaying, smiting (fem.)
अजघ्नुषी:
Kartā
TypeParticiple (Adjective)
Rootहन् (धातु) → जघ्नुषी (कृदन्त; परस्मैपदी परिपूर्ण/परफेक्ट-आधारित)
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