Rig Veda 8.45.23: Mandala 8, Sukta 45, Mantra 23
Sukta 8.45
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Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा त्वा मूरा अविष्यवो मोपहस्वान आ दभन् । माकीं ब्रह्मद्विषो वनः ॥
Transliteration
mā́ tvā mūrā́ aviṣyávo mópa-hasvāna ā́ dabhan | mākī́m brahma-dvíṣo vanaḥ ||
Translation
ಮೂಢರು, ದುರುದ್ದೇಶಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಉಪಹಾಸಕರು ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ಮೋಸಗೊಳಿಸದಿರಲಿ; ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ-ದ್ವೇಷಿಗಳು ನಿನ್ನ ಬಲವನ್ನು ಕಸಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳದಿರಲಿ.
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
त्वाyou (as object)
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मूराःfools, dull-witted ones
मूराः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमूर (प्रातिपदिक)
अविष्यवःharmful/hostile (ones)
अविष्यवः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootअविष्यु (प्रातिपदिक; ‘हानिकर/विघ्नकर्ता’ अर्थे)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
उपहस्वानाःmocking, deriding (ones)
उपहस्वानाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective/Participle (used substantively)
Rootउप-हस् (धातु) + वान् (कृत्-प्रत्यय; भूतपूर्व/स्वभाववाचक) → उपहस्वान् (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; upon
आ:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दभन्may they not harm/deceive
दभन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootदभ् (धातु) ‘हानौ/द्रोहे/वञ्चने’
माdo not
मा:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
अकीम्at all; ever
अकीम्:
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TypeIndeclinable
Rootअकीम् (अव्यय; ‘कदाचन/किंचित्’ निषेध-प्रयोगेषु)
ब्रह्मद्विषःhaters of sacred prayer (brahman)
ब्रह्मद्विषः:
Kartā
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootब्रह्मन् + द्विष् (धातु) → ब्रह्म-द्विष् (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
वनःus (our company/people); our domain
वनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन्/वन (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वन’/‘वना’ इत्यादि वैदिक-रूपाणि)
Ritual Application
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