Rig Veda 7.3.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 3, Mantra 8
Sukta 7.3
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas, Sahaso sūnu)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
या वा ते सन्ति दाशुषे अधृष्टा गिरो वा याभिर्नृवतीरुरुष्याः । ताभिर्नः सूनो सहसो नि पाहि स्मत्सूरीञ्जरितॄञ्जातवेदः ॥
Transliteration
yā́ vā te sánti dāśúṣe ádhṛṣṭā gíro vā yā́bhir nṛ-vátīr uruṣyā́ḥ | tā́bhir naḥ sū́no sahaso ní pāhi smát sūrī́n jaritṝ́n jāta-vedaḥ ||
Translation
施す者のために汝が持つ、いかなる抗し難き言葉があろうとも——それら、男らしき力を広げ守る言霊の勢いによって——それらをもってわれらを守れ、力の子よ。ジャータヴェーダス（Jātavedas）よ、光ある導き手と歌い手とを、われらより遠ざけよ（害なきように）。
Word by Word
याwhich (f.)
या:
Adhikaraṇa (सम्बन्ध-निर्देशः) / विशेषण-सम्बन्धः
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
तेof you, your
ते:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/अधिकारः)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सन्तिare
सन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
दाशुषेto the worshipper/giver
दाशुषे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (participle used substantively)
Rootदाश्वस्/दाशुष् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √दाश् ‘to give, worship’)
अधृष्टाःunassailed, unharmed
अधृष्टाः:
Kartā (गिरः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootअधृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; a- + √धृष् ‘to dare/assail’)
गिरःsongs, hymns
गिरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक)
वाor
वा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
याभिःwith which
याभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नृवतीःmanly, heroic (rich in men)
नृवतीः:
Kartā (गिरः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootनृवत् (प्रातिपदिक; नृ ‘man’ + वत्)
उरुष्याःyou protect
उरुष्याः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootउरुष्य (धातु/देववाचक-क्रिया; √उरुष्/उरु- ‘to protect, make wide/safe’)
ताभिःwith those
ताभिः:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us, our
नः:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूनोO son
सूनो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
सहसःof might/strength
सहसः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown, in; firmly
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पाहिprotect
पाहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
स्मत्from us
स्मत्:
Apādāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सूरीन्patrons, chiefs
सूरीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
जरितॄन्singers, praisers
जरितॄन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (प्रातिपदिक; √जृ/√जर् ‘to praise’)
जातवेदःO Jātavedas (Agni)
जातवेदः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (deity-epithet)
Rootजातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘knower of births’ = अग्नि)
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