Rig Veda 8.2.15: Mandala 8, Sukta 2, Mantra 15
Sukta 8.2
Rishi: Kaṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा न इन्द्र पीयत्नवे मा शर्धते परा दाः । शिक्षा शचीवः शचीभिः ॥
Transliteration
mā́ na indra pīyatnáve mā́ śárdhate párā dāḥ | śíkṣā śacī-vaḥ śácībhiḥ ||
Translation
No nos entregues, oh Indra, al que nos agotaría; no nos pongas en manos de la hueste violenta. Instrúyenos, oh señor del poder eficaz, con tus fuerzas de destreza luminosa.
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (pronoun stem)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (proper) / Vocative address
Rootइन्द्र (prātipadika)
पीयत्नवेto the assailant / to one who would harm
पीयत्नवे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootपीयत्नु (prātipadika; ‘harm/attack, hostile intent’)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā
शर्धतेto the hostile one / to the attacker
शर्धते:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun/Adjective (agent noun used substantively)
Rootशर्ध् (धातु; ‘to be violent/hostile, assail’) → शर्धत् (present participial/agentive base)
पराaway
परा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा (preverb/adverb)
दाःgive (us) over / hand (us) away
दाः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु; ‘to give’)
शिक्षाteach / instruct / guide
शिक्षा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootशिक्ष् (धातु; ‘to instruct, train, help/teach’)
शचीवःO skillful/powerful one
शचीवः:
—
TypeAdjective used as vocative (epithet)
Rootशचीवत् (adj. ‘possessing śacī—power/skill’; epithet of Indra)
शचीभिःwith (your) powers/skills
शचीभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootशची (f. ‘power, skill, might’)
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