Rig Veda 8.18.4: Mandala 8, Sukta 18, Mantra 4

Sukta 8.18

Devata: Aditi (with the gods/Ādityas implied)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

देवेभिर्देव्यदितेऽरिष्टभर्मन्ना गहि । स्मत्सूरिभिः पुरुप्रिये सुशर्मभिः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.18.4

Transliteration

devébhiḥ devi adite áriṣṭa-bharman nā́ gahi | smát sūrí-bhiḥ puru-priye suśárma-bhiḥ ||

Translation

女神アディティ（Aditi）よ、破れぬ安穏を担う御方よ、神々とともにここへ来たれ。われらのスーリ（賢者）と尊き力とともに、多く愛される御方よ、善き安らぎの護りを携えて。

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Word by Word

• दे॒वेभिः: with/by the gods
• दे॒वेभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: देवी-

• अदिते: O Aditi
• अदिते: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: अदिति-

• अरिष्टभर्मन्: O bearer of uninjured/secure support (epithet)
• अरिष्टभर्मन्: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective (vocative epithet)
• Root: अरिष्ट-भर्मन्

• आ: hither, towards
• आ: —
• Type: Preverb/Particle
• Root: आ

• गहि: come!
• गहि: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्

• स्मत्: from us
• स्मत्: Apādāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• सूरिभिः: with the patrons/benefactors
• सूरिभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूरि-

• पुरुप्रिये: O much-beloved / dear to many
• पुरुप्रिये: Sampradāna
• Type: Adjective (vocative)
• Root: पुरु-प्रिय-

• सुशर्मभिः: with good protections/shelters
• सुशर्मभिः: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-शर्मन्