Rig Veda 6.71.3: Mandala 6, Sukta 71, Mantra 3
Sukta 6.71
Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya)
Devata: Savitṛ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अदब्धेभिः सवितः पायुभिष्ट्वं शिवेभिरद्य परि पाहि नो गयम् । हिरण्यजिह्वः सुविताय नव्यसे रक्षा माकिर्नो अघशंस ईशत ॥
Transliteration
adábdhebhiḥ savitaḥ pāyúbhiṣ ṭváṃ śivébhir adyá pári pāhi no gáyam | híraṇyajihvaḥ suvitā́ya návyase rákṣā mā́kir no aghaśáṃsa īśata ||
Translation
Savitar devta, tum apni raksha mein rakhna. Tumhari zaban sone jaisi hai. Humein naya sukh do. Koi bura insaan hum par haath na maar sake.
Word by Word
अदब्धेभिःwith unharming / uninjurable (protectors)
अदब्धेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootअदब्ध (प्रा॰; a-दब्ध, √दभ् ‘to harm/deceive’)
सवितःO Savitar
सवितः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootसवितृ (प्रा॰)
पायुभिःwith protectors / guardians
पायुभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootपायु (प्रा॰)
त्वम्thou
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
शिवेभिःwith auspicious (ones/powers)
शिवेभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective
Rootशिव (प्रा॰)
अद्यtoday / now
अद्य:
अधिकारण (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
परिaround; completely
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पाहिprotect!
पाहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पालने)
नःus / for us / of us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हितार्थे) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
गयम्life; vital power (gaya)
गयम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगय (प्रा॰)
हिरण्यजिह्वःgolden-tongued
हिरण्यजिह्वः:
कर्तृ (स्तुत्य-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootहिरण्य-जिह्व (समासः: कर्मधारय/बहुव्रीहि; ‘golden-tongued’)
सुवितायfor welfare / good fortune
सुविताय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootसुवित (प्रा॰; सु+वित ‘good finding/prosperity’)
नव्यसेfor the newer / ever-new (welfare)
नव्यसे:
सम्प्रदान (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootनव्य (प्रा॰)
रक्षprotect!
रक्ष:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√रक्ष् (पालने)
माकिःlest anyone / no one
माकिः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा + किः (निषेध-अव्यय; ‘not anyone’)
नःus
नः:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अघशंसःthe evil-tongued / malign one
अघशंसः:
कर्तृ (ईशत्-क्रियायाः)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअघ-शंस (समासः; ‘evil-speaking/evil-praising’)
ईशतmay (he) not have power / may (he) not rule
ईशत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√ईश् (ऐश्वर्ये ‘to rule, have power’)
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