Rig Veda 8.18.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 18, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.18
Devata: Ādityas
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अपामीवामप स्रिधमप सेधत दुर्मतिम् । आदित्यासो युयोतना नो अंहसः ॥
Transliteration
apā́mīvā́m ápa srídham ápa sedhata durmatím | ādityāso yuyótanā no aṃ́hasaḥ ||
Translation
侵し来る病を追い払い、敵なる妨げを追い払い、曲がれる思いを退けよ。アーディティヤ（Ādityas）よ、われらを苦厄より隔て給え。
Word by Word
अपaway, off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अमीवाम्disease, sickness
अमीवाम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअमीवा (प्रातिपदिक)
अपaway
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
स्रिधम्harm, injury; hostile act
स्रिधम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootस्रिध्/स्रिध (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हानि/विघ्न/द्रोह’)
अपaway
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सेधतward off!, repel!
सेधत:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootसिध् (धातु; ‘निवारणे/प्रतिषेधे’)
दुर्मतिम्evil thought, ill-will
दुर्मतिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति (प्रातिपदिक; दुर्+मति)
आदित्याःĀdityas (sons of Aditi)
आदित्याः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
युयोतनseparate!, drive away!
युयोतन:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयु (धातु; ‘वियोगे/अपसारणे’)
नःfrom us / our
नः:
अपादान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अंहसःfrom distress, from sin/anguish
अंहसः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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