Rig Veda 5.38.5 — Mandala 5, Sukta 38, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.38
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya)
Devata: Indra (Śatakratu, Śūra)
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
नू त आभिरभिष्टिभिस्तव शर्मञ्छतक्रतो । इन्द्र स्याम सुगोपाः शूर स्याम सुगोपाः ॥
Transliteration
nū ta ābhír abhiṣṭíbhis táva śármañ chatakrato | índra syā́ma su-gopā́ḥ śū́ra syā́ma su-gopā́ḥ ||
Translation
Now, by these thy succouring helps, in thy shelter, O hundred-powered one, may we be well-guarded; O Indra, O hero, may we be well-guarded—protected in the luminous keeping of thy force.
Word by Word
नूnow, indeed
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु (निपात)
तेof you, your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitival relation)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आभिःwith these
आभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अभिष्टिभिःwith aids/protections
अभिष्टिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअभिष्टि- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘help, protection, aid’)
तवof you, your
तव:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्/त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शर्मन्shelter, protection
शर्मन्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘shelter, protection, bliss’)
शतक्रतोO hundred-powered/ hundred-willed one
शतक्रतो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशत-क्रतु- (प्रातिपदिक; इन्द्रस्य विशेषणम्)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र- (प्रातिपदिक)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सु-गोपाःgood guardians, well-protected
सु-गोपाः:
कर्तृ (स्याम् इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसु- (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + गोपा- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘protector/guardian’)
शूरO hero
शूर:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootशूर- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘hero, mighty one’)
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
सु-गोपाःgood guardians, well-protected
सु-गोपाः:
कर्तृ (स्याम् इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective/Noun
Rootसु- + गोपा- (प्रातिपदिक)
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