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Rig Veda 10.165.3: Mandala 10, Sukta 165, Mantra 3

Sukta 10.165

Rishi: Late/anonymous (Mandala 10 protective hymn corpus).
Devata: Devas collectively; protective force against heti; implicit Agni-locus (agnidhāna).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm by scan).

हेतिः पक्षिणी न दभात्यस्मानाष्ट्र्यां पदं कृणुते अग्निधाने । शं नो गोभ्यश्च पुरुषेभ्यश्चास्तु मा नो हिंसीदिह देवाः कपोतः ॥

hetíḥ pakṣiṇī́ ná dabhāty asmān āṣṭryā́ṃ padáṃ kṛṇute agnidhā́ne | śáṃ no góbhyaś ca púruṣebhyaś cāstu mā́ no hiṃsīd ihá devāḥ kapotáḥ ||

Serangan bersayap itu tidak akan memperdaya atau menewaskan kami; ia meninggalkan tandanya pada tempat penyalaan api (agnidhāna). Sejahtera bagi ‘lembu-lembu’ kami—yakni sinar-sinar terang—dan bagi kekuatan insan kami; wahai para Dewa, janganlah merpati itu mencederakan kami di sini.

हेतिःthe missile/weapon (stroke)
हेतिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootहेति- (प्रातिपदिक; √हि/हन् ‘to strike’ से ‘weapon/strike’ अर्थ-विकास) अथवा √हि ‘to impel’ से व्युत्पत्ति
पक्षिणीwinged, bird-like
पक्षिणी:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootपक्षिन्- (प्रातिपदिक ‘winged, bird’)
like/as
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात) अथवा ‘न’ (उपमा-निपात ‘like/as’)
दभातिharms/strikes
दभाति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दभ् (दभँ) ‘to harm, injure, deceive’
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
towards, unto
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
आष्ट्र्याम्in/at the āṣṭrī (ritual stand/setting)
आष्ट्र्याम्:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootआष्ट्र्य- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘आष्ट्र्य’ = (अग्नि-)आधार/स्थापन-स्थान, ritual setting/stand; वैदिक विशेष)
पदम्a step/footing/place
पदम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपद- (प्रातिपदिक)
कृणुतेmakes, forms for itself
कृणुते:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (कृञ्) ‘to make, do’
अग्निधानेin the fire-place (agnidhāna)
अग्निधाने:
अधिकरण
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निधान- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘place of setting the fire’, fire-altar/fire-place)
शम्well-being, auspiciously
शम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय; √शम् ‘to be calm/auspicious’ से)
नःfor us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गोभ्यःfor the cows
गोभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootगो- (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
पुरुषेभ्यःfor the men/people
पुरुषेभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष- (प्रातिपदिक)
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
अस्तुlet there be
अस्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (असँ) ‘to be’
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-निपात)
नःus
नः:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
हिंसीत्let (him/it) not harm
हिंसीत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√हिंस् (हिंसँ) ‘to injure’
इहhere
इह:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह (अव्यय)
देवाःO gods / the gods
देवाः:
सम्बोधन/कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव- (प्रातिपदिक)
कपोतःthe pigeon/dove
कपोतः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootकपोत- (प्रातिपदिक)

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