Rig Veda 8.71.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 71, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.71
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उरुष्या णो मा परा दा अघायते जातवेदः । दुराध्ये मर्ताय ॥
Transliteration
uruṣyā́ ṇo mā́ parā́ dā aghāyate jātavedaḥ | durā́dhye mártāya ||
Translation
Jatavedas, tum humari poori tarah se raksha karo. Humein us insaan ke haath mat dena jo hume takleef dena chahta hai. Na hi us insaan ke paas, jiska dimaag galat disha mein chal raha hai.
Word by Word
उरुष्यprotect! / keep safe!
उरुष्य:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootउरुष्य (धातु, उरु- ‘विस्तृत/रक्षा’ से; वैदिक)
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हितार्थ) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
माdo not
मा:
(निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
पराaway, forth
परा:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दाःgive / hand over
दाः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु) ‘देने’
अघायतेto the one who plots harm / the malicious one
अघायते:
अधिकरण (यस्य प्रति) / कर्म-सम्बन्ध (to the one who…)
TypeVerb
Rootअघाय (नामधातु/धातु) ‘अघं चिन्तयति/हानिं इच्छति’
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni), knower of all births
जातवेदः:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; अग्नि-विशेषण)
दुराध्येin/into the hard-to-overcome (peril)
दुराध्ये:
अधिकरण
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootदुराध्य (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्- + आध्य/आधि-)
मर्तायto a mortal
मर्ताय:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootमर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
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