Rig Veda 1.84.20: Mandala 1, Sukta 84, Mantra 20
Sukta 1.84
Rishi: Gotama Rāhūgaṇa
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा ते राधांसि मा त ऊतयो वसोऽस्मान्कदा चना दभन् । विश्वा च न उपमिमीहि मानुष वसूनि चर्षणिभ्य आ ॥
Transliteration
mā́ te rā́dhāṃsi mā́ ta ūtáyo vaso ’smā́n kadā́ caná dábhan | víśvā ca na upa-mimī́hi mā́nuṣa vásūni carṣaṇíbhya ā́ ||
Translation
मा ते राधांसि मा त ऊतयो वसोऽस्मान्कदा चना दभन्। विश्वा च न उपमिमीहि मानुष वसूनि चर्षणिभ्य आ॥
Word by Word
माnot / may not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
राधांसिgifts, bounties
राधांसि:
कर्म (with दभन् ‘harm/cheat’)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
माnot / may not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
तof you / your
त:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
ऊतयःhelps, protections
ऊतयः:
कर्तृ (of दभन्, with implied ‘they’)
TypeNoun
Rootऊति (प्रातिपदिक)
वसोO Vasu (wealth-giver), O bounteous one
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
कदाever? / at any time
कदा:
अधिकरण (time)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदा (प्रश्न/अनिश्चित) अव्यय
चनeven
चन:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन (एव/अपि-निषेधबल) अव्यय
दभन्may (they) harm/deceive
दभन्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदभ् (धातु) ‘to deceive, injure, cheat’
विश्वाall
विश्वा:
कर्म (with उपमिमीहि) / also ‘all (things)’
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच अव्यय
नःto us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
उपमिमीहिmeasure out / apportion
उपमिमीहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootउप-मा (धातु) ‘to measure out, apportion’
मानुषO Manly one / O descendant of Manu
मानुष:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective
Rootमानुष (प्रातिपदिक) < मनु
वसूनिwealths, goods
वसूनि:
कर्म (with उपमिमीहि)
TypeNoun
Rootवसु (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच अव्यय
चर्षणिभ्यःto the peoples / to the tribes
चर्षणिभ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun
Rootचर्षणि (प्रातिपदिक) ‘people, men, tribes’
आhither / indeed (closing particle)
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ अव्यय (उपसर्ग/निपात)
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