Rig Veda 8.3.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 3, Mantra 2

Sukta 8.3

Devata: Indra

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

भूयाम ते सुमतौ वाजिनो वयं मा नः स्तरभिमातये । अस्माञ्चित्राभिरवतादभिष्टिभिरा नः सुम्नेषु यामय ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 8.3.2

Transliteration

bhūyā́ma te su-matáu vā́jino vayáṃ mā naḥ staḥ abhí-mātaye | asmā́n citrā́bhir avatād abhíṣṭibhir ā́ naḥ sumnéṣu yāmaya ||

Translation

Humari yeh prayer hai ki aap hamesha humare saath raho. Hum aapki shakti maangte hain. Humein dushman logon ke haath mat chhodna. Aapke anek rang ke sahare humein bachaana. Aur humein aapki khushiyon mein le jaana.

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Word by Word

• भूयाम: may we be / may we become
• भूयाम: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• ते: of you / your
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सुमतौ: in (your) good will / favor
• सुमतौ: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमति (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + मति)

• वाजिनः: (we) prize-winners / vigorous ones
• वाजिनः: Kartā
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध-अव्यय)

• नः: us
• नः: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• स्तरभि: with oppression / by assault
• स्तरभि: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तरभि (प्रातिपदिक; Vedic, ‘oppression/violence/assault’)

• आमातये: for harming / for injury
• आमातये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमाति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘harm/hostility’, dat. of purpose)

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• चित्राभिः: with bright/wondrous (helps)
• चित्राभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्रा (प्रातिपदिक)

• अवताद्: let (him) help / may (he) protect
• अवताद्: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव (धातु)

• अभिष्टिभिः: with protections / with aids
• अभिष्टिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘aid, protection’)

• आ: towards / into
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• नः: us
• नः: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• सुम्नेषु: in blessings / in favors
• सुम्नेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुम्न (प्रातिपदिक; ‘favor, blessing’)

• यामय: lead (us) / bring (us)
• यामय: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु) / यामय (causative stem)