Rig Veda 8.18.5: Mandala 8, Sukta 18, Mantra 5
Sukta 8.18
Devata: Ādityas (sons of Aditi)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ते हि पुत्रासो अदितेर्विदुर्द्वेषांसि योतवे । अंहोश्चिदुरुचक्रयोऽनेहसः ॥
Transliteration
té hí putrā́so aditéḥ vidúr dveṣā́ṃsi yótave | aṃhóś cid uru-cákrayo 'nehásaḥ ||
Translation
Car eux, les fils d’Aditi, savent repousser les hostilités ; même hors de la détresse ils sont aux larges roues, avançant sans contrainte.
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिindeed, for
हि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (निपात)
पुत्रासःsons
पुत्रासः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अदितेःof Aditi
अदितेः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
विदुःthey know
विदुः:
—
TypeVerb
Root√विद् (विदँ ज्ञाने)
द्वेषांसिhatreds, hostile acts
द्वेषांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्वेषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
योतवेto repel / to yoke away
योतवे:
Prayojana (purpose)
TypeVerb
Root√यु (युजँ संयमने/योजने) → योतृ/योतु (Vedic infinitive base)
अंहोःof distress, of sin
अंहोः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
उरुचक्रयःwide-wheeled (far-ranging)
उरुचक्रयः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootउरु-चक्र (बहुव्रीहि/कर्मधारय-समास; प्रातिपदिक)
अनेहसःunharmed, untroubled
अनेहसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-नेहस् (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास)
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