Rig Veda 8.3.2: Mandala 8, Sukta 3, Mantra 2
Sukta 8.3
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
भूयाम ते सुमतौ वाजिनो वयं मा नः स्तरभिमातये । अस्माञ्चित्राभिरवतादभिष्टिभिरा नः सुम्नेषु यामय ॥
Transliteration
bhūyā́ma te su-matáu vā́jino vayáṃ mā naḥ staḥ abhí-mātaye | asmā́n citrā́bhir avatād abhíṣṭibhir ā́ naḥ sumnéṣu yāmaya ||
Translation
May we be more and more in thy good-will, we who seek the plenitudes of force; do not leave us to the assault of the hostile thinker. With thy many-colored helps protect us, and lead us into thy felicities.
Word by Word
भूयामmay we be / may we become
भूयाम:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
तेof you / your
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुमतौin (your) good will / favor
सुमतौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसुमति (प्रातिपदिक: सु- + मति)
वाजिनः(we) prize-winners / vigorous ones
वाजिनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
स्तरभिwith oppression / by assault
स्तरभि:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootस्तरभि (प्रातिपदिक; Vedic, ‘oppression/violence/assault’)
आमातयेfor harming / for injury
आमातये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootआमाति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘harm/hostility’, dat. of purpose)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
चित्राभिःwith bright/wondrous (helps)
चित्राभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
अवताद्let (him) help / may (he) protect
अवताद्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootअव (धातु)
अभिष्टिभिःwith protections / with aids
अभिष्टिभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअभिष्टि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘aid, protection’)
आtowards / into
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुम्नेषुin blessings / in favors
सुम्नेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसुम्न (प्रातिपदिक; ‘favor, blessing’)
यामयlead (us) / bring (us)
यामय:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु) / यामय (causative stem)
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