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Rig Veda 7.85.1: Mandala 7, Sukta 85, Mantra 1

Sukta 7.85

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; needs verification)

पुनीषे वामरक्षसं मनीषां सोममिन्द्राय वरुणाय जुह्वत् । घृतप्रतीकामुषसं न देवीं ता नो यामन्नुरुष्यतामभीके ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.85.1

punī́ṣe vāṃ arakṣásaṃ manīṣā́ṃ sómam índrāya váruṇāya júhvat | ghṛtá-pratīkām uṣásaṃ ná devī́ṃ tā́ no yā́mann uruṣyatām abhī́ke ||

मी तुमच्या दोघांसाठी शत्रु-राक्षसी शक्तींविरहित अशी एक मनीषा (पवित्र बुद्धी/विचार) शुद्ध करतो आणि इंद्र व वरुण यांना सोमाची आहुती अर्पितो. घृत-प्रतीक (तुप-दीप्त मुख) असलेल्या देवी उषेसारखे, प्रवासाच्या मार्गावर, अगदी जवळ राहून, तुम्ही दोघे आम्हांला रक्षण करा.

पुनीषेI purify / I cleanse
पुनीषे:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootपु (धातु) / पुन् (शुद्धौ)
वामfor you two / of you two
वाम:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम)
अरक्षसम्non-demonic, free from harm
अरक्षसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक; न-रक्षस् ‘राक्षस/हानिकारक’)
मनीषाम्thought, inspired insight
मनीषाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषा (प्रातिपदिक)
सोमम्Soma (the pressed offering)
सोमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रायfor Indra
इन्द्राय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणायfor Varuṇa
वरुणाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
जुह्वत्offering, pouring (as I offer)
जुह्वत्:
Kartā
TypeVerb (participle)
Rootहु (धातु)
घृतप्रतीकाम्whose face/appearance is ghee-bright
घृतप्रतीकाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootघृत-प्रतीक (प्रातिपदिक; तत्पुरुष)
उषसम्Uṣas (Dawn)
उषसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
देवीम्the goddess
देवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
ताthose two (goddesses/powers)
ता:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
नःof us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
यामन्on the path / in the course (of the journey)
यामन्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootयामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
उरुष्यताम्let the two protect (us)
उरुष्यताम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Rootउरुष्य् (धातु; ‘to protect, to make wide/safe’)
अभीकेnearby, in close presence
अभीके:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun/Adverbial noun
Rootअभीक (प्रातिपदिक)

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