Rig Veda 2.23.5: Mandala 2, Sukta 23, Mantra 5
Sukta 2.23
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati (Bṛhaspati)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
न तमंहो न दुरितं कुतश्चन नारातयस्तितिरुर्न द्वयाविनः । विश्वा इदस्माद्ध्वरसो वि बाधसे यं सुगोपा रक्षसि ब्रह्मणस्पते ॥
Transliteration
ná tám áṃho ná duritáṃ kútaś caná nā́rātayas titirúr ná dvayā́vinaḥ | víśvā íd asmād dhvaráso ví bādhase yáṃ su-gopā́ rakṣasi brahmaṇas-pate ||
Translation
汝がよく守護する者には、苦悩も、災厄も、いずこより来たるとも及ばず。敵対の襲撃者も、二心の欺き手も、彼を越えて進むことはできない。ブラフマナスパティ（Brahmaṇaspati）よ、汝は彼より、あらゆる曲がれる暴威・害をことごとく払い退けたまう。
Word by Word
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तम्that (him/it)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
अंहःdistress, sin, trouble
अंहः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस्
नnor
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
दुरितम्misfortune, evil, wrongdoing
दुरितम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुरित
कुतःfrom anywhere, whence
कुतः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
चनeven (at all)
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अरातयःharms, hostilities, injurious powers
अरातयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअराति
तितिरुःhave crossed over / have prevailed
तितिरुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (तॄ/तॢ) "to cross over" (perf. stem तितिर-)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
द्वयाविनःthe double-dealers / twofold-minded (deceivers)
द्वयाविनः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootद्वयाविन्
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व
इत्indeed
इत्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइद् (particle) इत्
अस्मात्from this (one), from him
अस्मात्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ध्वरसःinjurers, hostile beings
ध्वरसः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootध्वरस्
विapart, away
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootवि
बाधसेyou repel, you drive away
बाधसे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootबाध्
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
सुगोपाःgood-guardian, well-protecting
सुगोपाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसुगोप
रक्षसिyou protect
रक्षसि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष्
ब्रह्मणस्पतेO Lord of sacred utterance (Bṛhaspati)
ब्रह्मणस्पते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootब्रह्मणस्-पति (compound)
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