Rig Veda 8.79.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 79, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.79
Devata: Soma
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा नः सोम सं वीविजो मा वि बीभिषथा राजन् । मा नो हार्दि त्विषा वधीः ॥
Transliteration
mā naḥ soma sáṃ vīvijo mā ví bībhiṣathā rājan | mā no hārdi tviṣā vadhīḥ ||
Translation
O Soma, King within us, do not press upon our being too strongly; do not frighten us by a sudden overwhelming force. Do not strike our heart by your blazing intensity.
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-
सम्together, wholly
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) अव्यय
वीविजःdo not agitate/disturb
वीविजः:
Kartā (त्वम्) / Karma (नः implied)
TypeVerb
Root√विज्/√विजि (to shake, agitate; Vedic) + वि- (intensive base)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
विapart, excessively
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग) अव्यय
बीभिषथाःdo not frighten/terrify
बीभिषथाः:
Kartā (त्वम्) / Karma (नः implied)
TypeVerb
Root√भी (to fear) with desiderative/intensive stem बीभिष-
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्-
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
हार्दिin (our) heart
हार्दि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (locative) / Adjectival stem used substantively
Rootहृद् (हृदय) → हार्द- (belonging to the heart)
त्विषाwith (your) blaze/fiery might
त्विषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootत्विष्/त्विषा- (brightness, fiery power)
वधीःdo not strike/harm
वधीः:
Kartā (त्वम्) / Karma (नः implied)
TypeVerb
Root√वध् (to strike, slay)
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