Rig Veda 8.67.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 67, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.67
Devata: Ādityas
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शश्वद्धि वः सुदानव आदित्या ऊतिभिर्वयम् । पुरा नूनं बुभुज्महे ॥
Transliteration
śaśvádd hí vaḥ sudā́nava ādityā ūtíbhir vayám | purā nūnáṁ bubhujmáhe ||
Translation
Pues por siempre, oh Āditya de generosos dones, hemos gozado de vuestra ayuda: en la antigüedad y también ahora; continua es vuestra custodia en nuestro crecer.
Word by Word
शश्वत्always, continually
शश्वत्:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशश्वत् (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग) अथवा अव्यय
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
वःof you (your)
वः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुदानवःO good-givers
सुदानवः:
Sambodhana/कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध (addressed epithet of the gods)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootसु-दानु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good-giving’)
आदित्याःO Ādityas
आदित्याः:
Sambodhana/कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध (addressed deities)
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतिभिःwith (your) helps/protections
ऊतिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
पुराformerly, before
पुरा:
Adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा (अव्यय)
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
Adhikaraṇa (काल/भाव-निर्धारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम् (अव्यय)
बुभुज्महेwe have enjoyed/partaken
बुभुज्महे:
Kartā (with वयम्)
TypeVerb
Rootभुज् (धातु; ‘to enjoy/partake’)
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