Rig Veda 8.67.10: Mandala 8, Sukta 67, Mantra 10
Sukta 8.67
Devata: Aditi
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत त्वामदिते मह्यहं देव्युप ब्रुवे । सुमृळीकामभिष्टये ॥
Transliteration
uta tvām adite mahi ahaṃ devy upa bruve | sumṛḷīkām abhiṣṭaye ||
Translation
आणि हे महाविस्तीर्ण अदिती, मी वाणीने तुझ्या समीप येतो, हे देवी—‘सुमृळीका’ (करुणा व आरोग्य देणारी)—अभिष्टि (रक्षा/सहाय) सिद्ध होण्यासाठी.
Word by Word
उतand; also; moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
त्वाम्you (acc.), thee
त्वाम्:
कर्म (object of ब्रुवे) / संबोधनार्थ-प्रत्यय (addressed as ‘you’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अदितेO Aditi
अदिते:
सम्बोधन (address)
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootअदिति
महिgreatly; mightily; very
महि:
—
TypeAdjective (indeclinable use) / Intensifier
Rootमहि
अहम्I
अहम्:
कर्ता (subject of ब्रुवे)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
देविO goddess
देवि:
सम्बोधन (address) (apposition to अदिते)
TypeNoun (proper/theonym)
Rootदेवी
उपtowards; near; in addition (as preverb: ‘address/utter to’)
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb) / Particle
Rootउप
ब्रुवेI speak; I address; I utter
ब्रुवे:
क्रिया (verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
सुमृळीकाvery gracious; kindly; benevolent
सुमृळीका:
विशेषण (of the addressed goddess) / कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध (predicative epithet)
TypeAdjective (epithet)
Rootसु-मृळीका
अभिष्टयेfor help; for aid; for desired assistance
अभिष्टये:
सम्प्रदान (purpose/beneficiary: ‘for …’)
TypeNoun
Rootअभिष्टि
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