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Rig Veda 7.21.9: Mandala 7, Sukta 21, Mantra 9

Sukta 7.21

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

सखायस्त इन्द्र विश्वह स्याम नमोवृधासो महिना तरुत्र । वन्वन्तु स्मा तेऽवसा समीकेऽभीतिमर्यो वनुषां शवांसि ॥

sákhāyas ta indra viśváha syāma namovṛdhā́so mahinā́ tarutra | vánvantu smā́ te ’vásā samīké ’bhītím aryo vánuṣāṃ śávāṃsi ||

Semoga kami menjadi sahabat-sahabatmu selalu, wahai Indra, bertambah dalam daya namas (tunduk-sujud), menyeberang melampaui oleh kebesaranmu. Biarlah kekuatan-kekuatan Arya yang berjuang, dengan pertolonganmu dalam pertemuan, menaklukkan serbuan rasa takut.

सखायःfriends, companions
सखायः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसखि- (प्रातिपदिक)
तेof you, your
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वहाalways, at all times
विश्वहा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल/नित्यत्व-अर्थे)
TypeIndeclinable (adverb)
Rootविश्वहा (अव्ययीभाव/समास; विश्व + हा/ह)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
नमोवृधासःgrowing through homage / homage-increasing (devotees)
नमोवृधासः:
Kartā (स्याम इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun (compound epithet)
Rootनमो-वृध (समास; नमस् + वृध ‘वर्धक/वर्धमान’)
महिनाby greatness, by might
महिना:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमहिन्/महिमा- (प्रातिपदिक)
तरुत्रas a helper/saviour; in rescuing fashion
तरुत्र:
TypeIndeclinable/Adverbial epithet
Rootतरुत्र (अव्यय/विशेषण; RV-प्रयोगः ‘सहाय/रक्षक’)
वन्वन्तुlet them win/attain
वन्वन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootवन्व्/वनु (धातु; ‘जीत्/प्राप्त्/अन्वेष्’ RV)
स्मindeed, just
स्म:
TypeParticle
Rootस्म (निपात)
तेto you, for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अवसाwith help, with aid
अवसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)
समीकेin the encounter, in the battle/meeting
समीके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसमीक- (प्रातिपदिक)
अभीतिम्fearlessness; absence of fear
अभीतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभीति- (प्रातिपदिक)
अर्यःthe Arya (noble man/ally)
अर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य- (प्रातिपदिक)
वनुषाम्of the rivals/contenders
वनुषाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवनु- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विजेता/प्रतिद्वन्द्वी’ RV)
शवांसिstrengths, powers
शवांसि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशवस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

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