Rig Veda 8.71.1: Mandala 8, Sukta 71, Mantra 1
Sukta 8.71
Devata: Agni
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं नो अग्ने महोभिः पाहि विश्वस्या अरातेः । उत द्विषो मर्त्यस्य ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ no agne mahóbhíḥ pāhí víśvasyā arā́teḥ | utá dvíṣo mártyasya ||
Translation
アグニよ、汝は大いなる力もて我らを守り、あらゆる欠乏と敵対の害より、また人の憎しみよりも護りたまえ。
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःto us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
महोभिःwith (your) great powers
महोभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (used substantively: ‘great powers’)
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
पाहिprotect
पाहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु, ‘to protect’)
विश्वस्याःof all / of the whole
विश्वस्याः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
अरातेःfrom hostility / harm
अरातेः:
अपादान (रक्षणे ‘from’)
TypeNoun
Rootअराति (प्रातिपदिक)
उतand also
उत:
समुच्चय/वाक्यसम्बन्ध
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
द्विषःof the hater / of the hostile (one)
द्विषः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विष् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘hater/hostile one’)
मर्त्यस्यof the mortal
मर्त्यस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootमर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
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