Rig Veda 8.18.12: Mandala 8, Sukta 18, Mantra 12
Sukta 8.18
Devata: Ādityas
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तत्सु नः शर्म यच्छतादित्या यन्मुमोचति । एनस्वन्तं चिदेनसः सुदानवः ॥
Transliteration
tát su naḥ śárma yacchatādityā yán mumócati | énasvantaṃ cid énasaḥ sudānavaḥ ||
Translation
Kurniakanlah kepada kami sesungguhnya naungan itu, wahai Āditya, yang melepaskan; bahkan orang yang sarat kesalahan pun kamu lepaskan daripada kesalahannya, wahai para pemberi kurnia yang benar.
Word by Word
तत्that (boon/thing)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) प्रत्यय-रहित
सुwell; indeed
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (निपात/उपसर्ग) प्रत्यय-रहित
नःfor us / of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शर्मshelter; protection; comfort
शर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
यच्छतgrant (you all)!
यच्छत:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु) + च्छ (प्रसारण/सन्धि-रूप) → यच्छ
आदित्याO Ādityas
आदित्या:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
यत्which (that)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मुमोचतिreleases; sets free
मुमोचति:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु)
एनस्वन्तम्the sin-bearing (one)
एनस्वन्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootएनस् + वन्त् (प्रातिपदिक; वन्त्-प्रत्यय)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (निपात)
एनसःfrom sin / of sin
एनसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootएनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
सुदानवःO good-givers (bountiful ones)
सुदानवः:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective (vocative plural)
Rootसु + दानु/दान (प्रातिपदिक) → सुदानु (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक)
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