Rig Veda 8.75.8: Mandala 8, Sukta 75, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.75
Rishi: Unknown/uncertain.
Devata: Agni (hymn context), with appeal concerning the divine 'usrāḥ/aghnyāḥ' (rays/cows of the gods)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires verification).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा नो देवानां विशः प्रस्नातीरिवोस्राः । कृशं न हासुरघ्न्याः ॥
Transliteration
mā́ no devā́nāṃ víśaḥ prasnātī́r ivó srā́ḥ | kṛśáṃ ná hāsur aghnyā́ḥ ||
Translation
神々の輝ける群れよ――草を食みにさまよう牝牛のように――われらを見捨てるな。侵すべからざる光線よ、われらを痩せ衰えさせるな。
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā́
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
विशःthe clans/peoples
विशः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविश्
प्रस्नातीःwashed/cleansed
प्रस्नातीः:
Kartā (विशः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (participle)
Rootप्र + स्ना (धातु: स्ना ‘to bathe/wash’) → प्रस्नात (PPP)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
उस्राःruddy/bright (dawn-like)
उस्राः:
Kartā (विशः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective/Noun (Vedic epithet)
Rootउस्र (उषस्/उष्र-सम्बद्ध; ‘dawn-bright, ruddy’)
कृशम्lean, emaciated
कृशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृश
नlike
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हाindeed / ah
हा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा (विस्मय/उद्गार) / hā
असुरघ्न्याःAsura-slaying
असुरघ्न्याः:
Kartā (विशः-विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootअसुरघ्नि (असुर + घ्नि ‘slayer’)
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