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Rig Veda 7.20.8: Mandala 7, Sukta 20, Mantra 8

Sukta 7.20

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

यस्त इन्द्र प्रियो जनो ददाशदसन्निरेके अद्रिवः सखा ते । वयं ते अस्यां सुमतौ चनिष्ठाः स्याम वरूथे अघ्नतो नृपीतौ ॥

Transliteration

yás ta indra priyó jáno dadā́śad ásan nireké adrivaḥ sákhā te | vayáṃ te asyā́ṃ su-matáu caníṣṭhāḥ syā́ma várūthe ághnato nṛ́pītau ||

Translation

Wahai Indra, sesiapa yang Engkau kasihi—yang memberi persembahan dan, dalam ruang batin yang sunyi, menjadi sahabat-Mu, wahai pemegang batu—moga kami menjadi yang paling Engkau kasihi dalam kurnia-Mu yang berfikiran baik ini; berada dalam naungan-Mu, tidak tercedera, di bawah penjagaan-Mu yang laksana raja.

Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto/for you; of you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (proper) / Vocative
Rootइन्द्र-
प्रियःdear, beloved
प्रियः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय-
जनःman; person; worshipper
जनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootजन-
ददाशत्has given; gives (as offering)
ददाशत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb (finite) / Vedic injunctive/aoristic form
Root√दा (दाने) / (वेदिक) √दाश् (दाने)
असन्they were / may they be
असन्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb (finite)
Root√अस् (भुवि)
निरेकेapart; exclusively; in separation (from others)
निरेके:
Adhikaraṇa (भावे/प्रकारे)
TypeAdverb/Adjectival form
Rootनि- + रेक- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘अभाव/वियोग/एकान्त’ अर्थे) अथवा ‘निरेक’ (अव्यय/विशेषण-प्रयोग)
अद्रिवःO wielder of the stone/bolt (Indra)
अद्रिवः:
(सम्बोधन/विशेषणम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective (epithet)
Rootअद्रि- + वस् (बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष; ‘अद्रि’=वज्र/शिला) → ‘अद्रिवस्’
सखाfriend
सखा:
Kartā (सम्बन्धे) / विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootसखि-
तेof you; your
ते:
(सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
वयम्we
वयम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तेto/for you
ते:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्-
अस्याम्in this
अस्याम्:
Adhikaraṇa
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुमतौin (your) good favor; in good thought/grace
सुमतौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसु- + मति-
चनिष्ठाःmost devoted/most desirous (of it); very intent
चनिष्ठाः:
Kartā (विशेषणम्)
TypeAdjective (superlative-like Vedic formation)
Root√चन्/√चि (वेदिक ‘इच्छा/प्राप्ति’ भावे) + निष्ठा- (कृदन्त-आधार) → चनिष्ठ-
स्यामmay we be
स्याम:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb (finite)
Root√अस् (भुवि)
वरूथेin (your) protection; shelter
वरूथे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवरूथ-
अघ्नतःof the non-slaying one; of him who does not strike (the innocent)
अघ्नतः:
(सम्बन्धः)
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootअ- + √हन् (हिंसायाम्) → अघ्नत् (वर्तमान-कृदन्त)
नृपीतौin the protection of men; in (your) lordly guardianship
नृपीतौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (abstract/locative)
Rootनृ- + पीतु- / पीति- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘पालन/रक्षण/शासन’ अर्थे) → नृपीतु/नृपीति
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