Rig Veda 8.21.15: Mandala 8, Sukta 21, Mantra 15
Sukta 8.21
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा ते अमाजुरो यथा मूरास इन्द्र सख्ये त्वावतः । नि षदाम सचा सुते ॥
Transliteration
mā́ te amājúro yáthā mūrā́sa indra sakhyé tvā́vataḥ | ní ṣadāma sacā́ suté ||
Translation
インドラよ、汝に支えられる者の友契に、未熟で惑えるものどもが、鈍き力のごとく襲い来たらぬように。汝とともに、搾りしソーマ（Soma）に寄りてわれらは座し——正しき交わりに安んぜん。
Word by Word
माdo not / lest
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā́
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (possessor/relational)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) / tvad
अमाजुरःthe unskilled/inept (persons)
अमाजुरः:
कर्तृ (intended subject: ‘the unwise/inept ones’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअमाजुर (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अ-’ + माजुर) / amājura
यथाas, like
यथा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा / yathā
मूरासःfools, dullards
मूरासः:
कर्तृ (comparand: ‘fools’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमूर (प्रातिपदिक) / mūra
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) / indra
सख्येin (your) friendship
सख्ये:
अधिकरण (sphere: ‘in friendship’)
TypeNoun
Rootसख्य (प्रातिपदिक) / sakhya
त्वावतःof you / belonging to you
त्वावतः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वावत् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘त्वा’ + वत्) / tvāvat
निdown, in
नि:
—
TypePreverb/Indeclinable
Rootनि / ni
षदामlet us sit / may we sit
षदाम:
कर्तृ (we)
TypeVerb
Rootसद् (धातु) / sad
सचाtogether with, in company
सचा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसचा / sacā
सुतेat the pressed Soma (libation)
सुते:
अधिकरण (at/with the pressed Soma)
TypeNoun (kṛdanta used substantively)
Rootसुत (कृदन्त; √सु ‘to press (Soma)’) / suta
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