Rig Veda 1.189.4: Mandala 1, Sukta 189, Mantra 4
Sukta 1.189
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (not recomputed here)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पाहि नो अग्ने पायुभिरजस्रैरुत प्रिये सदन आ शुशुक्वान् । मा ते भयं जरितारं यविष्ठ नूनं विदन्मापरं सहस्वः ॥
Transliteration
pā́hi no agne pāyúbhir ájasrair utá priyé sádana ā́ śuśukvā́n | mā́ te bhayáṃ jaritā́raṃ yaviṣṭha nūnáṃ vidán mā́ apáraṃ sahasvaḥ ||
Translation
पा॒हि नो॑ अग्ने पा॒युभि॒रज॑स्रैः, उ॒त प्रि॒ये सद॑न॒ आ शु॑शु॒क्वान्। मा ते॑ भ॒यं ज॑रि॒तारं॑ यविष्ठ; नू॒नं वि॑द॒न्माप॒रं स॑हस्वः॥
Word by Word
पा॒हिprotect
पा॒हि:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपा (√पा, रक्षणे)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna (हितार्थ-सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
(सम्बोधनः)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
पा॒युभिःwith protectors / guardians
पा॒युभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootपायु
अजस्रैःunceasing, unfailing
अजस्रैः:
Karaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootअजस्र
उतand also
उत:
(समुच्चयः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
प्रियेin the dear
प्रिये:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रिय
सदनेseat, dwelling
सदने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootसदन
आtowards, unto
आ:
(उपसर्गः)
TypeIndeclinable (preverb)
Rootआ
शुशुक्वान्blazing, shining forth
शुशुक्वान्:
Kartā (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√शुच्/शुशुक् (दीप्तौ; वैदिक-पर्यायः ‘to blaze/shine’)
माdo not
मा:
(निषेधः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
तेof you / your
ते:
(सम्बन्धः)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
भयम्fear
भयम्:
Karma (मा + सहस्वः इत्यत्र)
TypeNoun
Rootभय
जरितारम्the singer/praiser
जरितारम्:
Karma (सहस्वः इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (स्तोतृ)
यविष्ठO youngest (Agni)
यविष्ठ:
(सम्बोधनः)
TypeAdjective (used as vocative epithet)
Rootयविष्ठ (युव/यव- ‘young’ इत्यस्य अतिशयः; अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
नूनम्now, indeed
नूनम्:
(क्रियाविशेषणम्)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम्
विदन्knowing
विदन्:
Kartā (अग्नेः विशेषणम्)
TypeParticiple
Root√विद् (ज्ञाने)
माdo not
मा:
(निषेधः)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
अपरम्the further/other (harm), anything beyond
अपरम्:
Karma (सहस्वः इत्यस्य)
TypeAdjective/Substantive
Rootअपर
सहस्वःoverpower, do not assail
सहस्वः:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√सह् (सहने/अभिभवे)
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