Rig Veda 2.41.11: Mandala 2, Sukta 41, Mantra 11
Sukta 2.41
Rishi: Gṛtsamada
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रश्च मृळयाति नो न नः पश्चादघं नशत् । भद्रं भवाति नः पुरः ॥
Transliteration
índraś ca mṛḷáyāti no ná naḥ paścā́d agháṃ naśat | bhadráṃ bhavāti naḥ púraḥ ||
Translation
May Indra also be gracious to us; let no evil overtake us from behind—let what is auspicious become our leader in front.
Word by Word
इन्द्रःIndra
इन्द्रः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
मृळयातिis gracious (shows mercy)
मृळयाति:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: इन्द्रः; कर्म: नः)
TypeVerb
Rootमृळ्/मृड् (धातु; ‘to be gracious, to show mercy’)
नःto us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान (अनुग्रहस्य)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
नःus / our
नः:
सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान (सन्दर्भानुसार)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पश्चात्afterwards; from behind
पश्चात्:
अधिकरण (काल/देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात् (अव्यय; ‘behind/after’)
अघम्evil; sin; harm
अघम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootअघ (प्रातिपदिक)
नशत्may it not reach/assail
नशत्:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: अघम्)
TypeVerb
Rootनश् (धातु; ‘to reach, attain, come upon’)
भद्रम्good; auspiciousness
भद्रम्:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
भवातिbecomes; is
भवाति:
क्रिया (कर्तृ: भद्रम्)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
नःfor us / our
नः:
सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
पुरःin front; ahead
पुरः:
अधिकरण (देश)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस् (अव्यय/उपसर्गवत्; ‘in front’)
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