Rig Veda 8.67.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 67, Mantra 13
Sukta 8.67
Devata: Ādityas
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ये मूर्धानः क्षितीनामदब्धासः स्वयशसः । व्रता रक्षन्ते अद्रुहः ॥
Transliteration
ye mūrdhānaḥ kṣitīnām adabdhāsaḥ svayaśasaḥ | vratā rakṣante adruhaḥ ||
Translation
Aquellos que son las cimas-cabezas de los mundos, inquebrantables, gloriosos por sí mismos: ellos guardan los vrata (ordenanzas sagradas) sin traición.
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika ‘ya-’)
मूर्धानःheads; chiefs
मूर्धानः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमूर्धन् (prātipadika)
क्षितीनाम्of the lands/peoples
क्षितीनाम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिती (prātipadika; ‘earth/region/people’)
अदब्धासःunbeguiled; unassailable
अदब्धासः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-दब्ध (prātipadika; neg. of dabdha ‘deceived/overpowered’)
स्वयशसःself-glorious; of their own fame
स्वयशसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व-यशस् (prātipadika)
व्रताvows; sacred ordinances
व्रता:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (prātipadika)
रक्षन्तेthey protect/guard
रक्षन्ते:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (dhātu)
अद्रुहःnon-injuring; not treacherous
अद्रुहः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-द्रुह् (prātipadika; neg. of druh ‘harm, be hostile’)
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