Rig Veda 8.67.13: Mandala 8, Sukta 67, Mantra 13

Sukta 8.67

Devata: Ādityas

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

ये मूर्धानः क्षितीनामदब्धासः स्वयशसः । व्रता रक्षन्ते अद्रुहः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 8.67.13

Transliteration

ye mūrdhānaḥ kṣitīnām adabdhāsaḥ svayaśasaḥ | vratā rakṣante adruhaḥ ||

Translation

Aqueles que são os cimos-cabeças dos mundos, inatingíveis, gloriosos por si mesmos — eles guardam os vrata (ordenanças sagradas) sem traição.

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• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (sarvanāma-prātipadika ‘ya-’)

• मूर्धानः: heads; chiefs
• मूर्धानः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (prātipadika)

• क्षितीनाम्: of the lands/peoples
• क्षितीनाम्: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिती (prātipadika; ‘earth/region/people’)

• अदब्धासः: unbeguiled; unassailable
• अदब्धासः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-दब्ध (prātipadika; neg. of dabdha ‘deceived/overpowered’)

• स्वयशसः: self-glorious; of their own fame
• स्वयशसः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व-यशस् (prātipadika)

• व्रता: vows; sacred ordinances
• व्रता: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (prātipadika)

• रक्षन्ते: they protect/guard
• रक्षन्ते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (dhātu)

• अद्रुहः: non-injuring; not treacherous
• अद्रुहः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-द्रुह् (prātipadika; neg. of druh ‘harm, be hostile’)