Rig Veda 8.18.18: Mandala 8, Sukta 18, Mantra 18
Sukta 8.18
Devata: Ādityas
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
तुचे तनाय तत्सु नो द्राघीय आयुर्जीवसे । आदित्यासः सुमहसः कृणोतन ॥
Transliteration
tucé tanāya tát su no drā́ghīya ā́yur jīváse | ādityāsaḥ sumahasaḥ kṛṇótana ||
Translation
Pela descendência e pela continuidade, fazei para nós, em verdade, uma vida mais longa para viver, ó Ādityas de grande poder; prolongai o tempo em que o ātman cresce para a verdade.
Word by Word
तुचेin (our) lowliness / in distress / in a humble state
तुचे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootतुच (प्रातिपदिक; ‘तुच’ = तुच्छ/अल्प/क्षुद्र) अथवा तुच्- (अव्ययार्थे) — वैदिक प्रयोग
तनायO son / O offspring
तनाय:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootतनाय (प्रातिपदिक) < तनु/तन् (विस्तारे) — ‘offspring/son’
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सुwell; very
सु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःfor us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
द्राघीयःlonger; more extended
द्राघीयः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्राघीयस् (प्रातिपदिक) — ‘longer’ (तुलनात्मक) < द्राघ (दीर्घ)
आयुःlife; lifespan
आयुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
जीवसेto live
जीवसे:
Prayojana
TypeVerb
Rootजीव् (धातु) ‘to live’ → जीवसे (तुमर्थे/दातिवे) वैदिक दातिव (infinitive)
आदित्याःthe Ādityas
आदित्याः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
सुमहसःvery great; of great splendor
सुमहसः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-महस् (प्रातिपदिक) — ‘of great might/glory’
कृणोतनmake; grant; do (you all)
कृणोतन:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु) ‘to make, do’
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