Rig Veda 8.18.21: Mandala 8, Sukta 18, Mantra 21
Sukta 8.18
Devata: Mitra–Aryaman–Varuṇa; Maruts as bringers of protective chardiḥ
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अनेहो मित्रार्यमन्नृवद्वरुण शंस्यम् । त्रिवरूथं मरुतो यन्त नश्छर्दिः ॥
Transliteration
aného mitrāryaman nṛvád varuṇa śáṃsyam | trívārūthaṃ maruto yanta naś chárdiḥ ||
Translation
O Mitro i Aryamanie, i Ty, Waruno, bogaty w ludzką siłę, bądźcie dla nas godni chwały duszy; O Marutowie, przyjdźcie niosąc potrójną osłonę, okrycie pokoju dla nas.
Word by Word
अनेहःunhasting, not delaying
अनेहः:
विशेषण (सम्बोधन-सम्बन्धः: ‘मित्रार्यमन्’ इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootअनेह- (प्रातिपदिक; अ- + नेह ‘आलस्य/विलम्ब’)
मित्रार्यमन्O Mitra-Aryaman
मित्रार्यमन्:
सम्बोधन (addressed deity)
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootमित्रार्यमन्- (समास: मित्र + आर्यमन्)
नृवत्in manly fashion; like a hero
नृवत्:
क्रियाविशेषण (शंस्यम् इत्यस्य प्रकारः)
TypeAdjective/Adverbial (indeclinable-like in use)
Rootनृवत् (प्रातिपदिक; नृ ‘man’ + वत्)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
सम्बोधन (addressed deity)
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण- (प्रातिपदिक)
शंस्यम्praiseworthy; to be praised
शंस्यम्:
कर्म/विधेय (implicit ‘स्तुतिम्/वचः’ etc.; ‘praiseworthy [thing]’)
TypeAdjective (gerundive: ‘to be praised’)
Rootशंस्य- (कृदन्त; √शंस् ‘to praise’ + यत्)
त्रिवरूथम्threefold protection/shelter
त्रिवरूथम्:
कर्म (यन्त इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रिवरूथ- (समास: त्रि + वरूथ ‘protection, shelter’)
मरुतःthe Maruts
मरुतः:
कर्तृ (यन्त इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्- (प्रातिपदिक)
यन्तgo; come; proceed
यन्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√या ‘to go’ (present)
नःto us; for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान/अधिकार (to/for us; beneficiary)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम)
छर्दिःshelter; protection
छर्दिः:
कर्म/विधेय (implicit ‘अस्तु/भवतु’: ‘[be] a shelter’)
TypeNoun
Rootछर्दिस्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘covering, shelter, protection’)
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