Rig Veda 7.15.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 15, Mantra 3
Sukta 7.15
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
स नो वेदो अमात्यमग्नी रक्षतु विश्वतः । उतास्मान्पात्वंहसः ॥
Transliteration
sá no védo amā́tyam agnī́ rakṣatu viśvátas | utā́smān pā́tv áṃhasaḥ ||
Translation
ಅಗ್ನಿ—ವೇದೋ, ತಿಳಿದವನು—ನಮಗಾಗಿ ವಿಶ್ವತಃ ನಿಷ್ಠಾವಂತ ಸಂಗಾತಿಯನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಲಿ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಅಂಹಸ್ (ಕ್ಲೇಶ-ದೋಷ)ದಿಂದ ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲಿ.
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (स-आदेशः) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
वेदःthe knower; (here) the wise one
वेदः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootविद् (धातु) → वेद (नाम/कृदन्त-आधारित प्रातिपदिक) अथवा √विद्-सम्बद्धः
अमात्यम्the unfriendly/hostile one (enemy)
अमात्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअमात्य (प्रातिपदिक) < अ- + मात्य (मन्/मा-सम्बद्धः) ‘अन्याय्यः/अपरिचितः’ इत्यर्थे; वैदिके ‘असहाय/अमित्र’ इत्यपि
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
रक्षतुmay (he) protect
रक्षतु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√रक्ष् (रक्षँ पालने)
विश्वतःfrom all sides; on all sides
विश्वतः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्ययीभाव/तसिल्)
उतand; also
उत:
(सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
पातुmay (he) protect
पातु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पा रक्षणे)
अंहसःfrom distress/sin/evil
अंहसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअंहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
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