Rig Veda 10.63.8: Mandala 10, Sukta 63, Mantra 8
Sukta 10.63
Rishi: Likely a later mandala 10 family hymn; specific rishi attribution varies by Anukramaṇī for RV 10.63
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ / Ādityas as rulers of ṛta
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
य ईशिरे भुवनस्य प्रचेतसो विश्वस्य स्थातुर्जगतश्च मन्तवः । ते नः कृतादकृतादेनसस्पर्यद्या देवासः पिपृता स्वस्तये ॥
Transliteration
yá ī́śire bhúvanasya práketaso víśvasya sthātúr jágataś ca mántavaḥ | té naḥ kṛtā́d ákṛtād énasaḥ pár y adyá devāsaḥ pipṛta svastáye ||
Translation
目覚めた明知（pracetasaḥ）によって世界を統べ、立つものと動くもの、万有すべての思惟者である汝らよ。神々よ、今日われらを四方より守り、罪過（enas）が触れぬようにせよ――なしたるものからも、なし得なかったものからも――安寧（svasti）のために。
Word by Word
येwho (those who)
ये:
Kartā (relative subject)
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
ईशिरेhave ruled / have been masters
ईशिरे:
Kriyā (of the relative clause) / Kartṛ-vācya
TypeVerb
Rootईश् (धातु)
भुवनस्यof the world / of existence
भुवनस्य:
Sambandha (genitive: of)
TypeNoun
Rootभुवन (प्रातिपदिक) < भू
प्रचेतसःthe wise, foreknowing
प्रचेतसः:
Kartā (apposition to ये)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
विश्वस्यof all, of the whole
विश्वस्य:
Sambandha (genitive: of)
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
स्थातुःof what stands / of the stationary
स्थातुः:
Sambandha (genitive dependent on मन्तवः: ‘knowers of …’)
TypeNoun
Rootस्थातृ (प्रातिपदिक) < स्था
जगतःof what moves / of the moving world
जगतः:
Sambandha (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक) < गम्
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मन्तवःthinkers, knowers
मन्तवः:
Kartā (apposition to ये/प्रचेतसः) / ‘knowers’
TypeNoun
Rootमन्तु (प्रातिपदिक) < मन्
तेthey
ते:
Kartā (of the main clause)
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna/beneficiary (for us) / possessive genitive
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika)
कृतात्from what is done (committed)
कृतात्:
Apādāna (from)
TypeNoun (kṛdanta used substantively)
Rootकृत (ppp) < कृ
अकृतात्from what is not done / from omission
अकृतात्:
Apādāna (from)
TypeNoun (kṛdanta used substantively)
Rootअकृत (neg. ppp) < कृ
एनसःof sin, of guilt
एनसः:
Sambandha (genitive with स्पर्य: ‘of sin’)
TypeNoun
Rootएनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
स्पर्यprotect (us), keep (us) away
स्पर्य:
Kriyā (request: ‘save/protect’)
TypeVerb
Rootस्पृश्/स्पर्श् (धातु; Vedic injunctive/imperative stem)
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
देवासःO gods / the gods
देवासः:
Kartā (vocative-like nominative address)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
पिपृतlead across / protect / bring to safety
पिपृत:
Kriyā (main request)
TypeVerb
Rootपॄ/पॢ (धातु; ‘to fill, to bring across, to protect’)
स्वस्तयेfor well-being, for welfare
स्वस्तये:
Sampradāna (for welfare) / purpose
TypeNoun
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
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