Rig Veda 8.9.11 — Mandala 8, Sukta 9, Mantra 11
Sukta 8.9
Rishi: Kāṇva (Kaṇva lineage)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यातं छर्दिष्पा उत नः परस्पा भूतं जगत्पा उत नस्तनूपा । वर्तिस्तोकाय तनयाय यातम् ॥
Transliteration
yātáṃ chardiṣpā́ utá naḥ paraspā́ bhūtáṃ jagatpā́ utá nastanūpā́ | vartístokā́ya tánayāya yātam ||
Translation
来たれ、われらの庇護の守護者たちよ。また彼方より（敵対する力より）われらを護る者となれ。動く世界の守り手となり、またわれらの身（たぬー）の護り手となれ。幼子と子孫のために、安穏の道（várti）を携えて来たれ。
Word by Word
यातम्come (you two)!
यातम्:
— (आह्वान/आज्ञा; कर्तृ-सम्बोधनम्)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / √yā
छर्दिष्पा(you two) protectors of shelter/covering
छर्दिष्पा:
Kartā (यातम्-क्रियायाः कर्तारौ)
TypeNoun (compound epithet)
Rootछर्दिस् (प्रातिपदिक) + पा (प्रातिपदिक, ‘रक्षक’)
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात/अव्यय)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive of relation: ‘our’)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
परस्पाprotectors of the farther side / protectors from afar
परस्पा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (compound epithet)
Rootपरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + पा (प्रातिपदिक, ‘रक्षक’)
भूतम्be (you two)! / become!
भूतम्:
— (आह्वान/आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु) / √bhū
जगत्पाprotectors of the world
जगत्पा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (compound epithet)
Rootजगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + पा (प्रातिपदिक, ‘रक्षक’)
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात/अव्यय)
नःof us / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तनूपाprotectors of (our) bodies / self-protectors
तनूपा:
Kartā
TypeNoun (compound epithet)
Rootतनू (प्रातिपदिक) + पा (प्रातिपदिक, ‘रक्षक’)
वर्तिःa path / a turning-course
वर्तिः:
Karma/प्रार्थ्य-वस्तु (यातम्-आह्वानेन अपेक्षिता ‘वर्तिः’)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘course/turn/track’)
तोकायfor the child / offspring
तोकाय:
Sampradāna (for the child/offspring)
TypeNoun
Rootतोक (प्रातिपदिक)
तनयायfor the son / progeny
तनयाय:
Sampradāna (for the son/progeny)
TypeNoun
Rootतनय (प्रातिपदिक)
यातम्come (you two)!
यातम्:
— (आह्वान/आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Rootया (धातु) / √yā
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