Rig Veda 10.61.22: Mandala 10, Sukta 61, Mantra 22
Sukta 10.61
Rishi: Angirasa / related seer-family context (as above; hymn cluster with Angiras themes)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अध त्वमिन्द्र विद्ध्यस्मान्महो राये नृपते वज्रबाहुः । रक्षा च नो मघोनः पाहि सूरीननेहसस्ते हरिवो अभिष्टौ ॥
Transliteration
adhá tvám indra viddhy asmān máho rāyé nṛpate vájrabāhuḥ | rákṣā ca no maghonaḥ pāhí sūrīn anéhasaḥ te harivo abhíṣṭau ||
Translation
अथ त्वमिन्द्र विद्ध्यस्मान्, महो राये नृपते वज्रबाहो, अस्माननुगृहाण। रक्षा च नो मघवन्; हरिवः, तेऽनेहसि अभिष्टौ सूरीन् पाही, अस्माकं च निकटं सहायकः भव।
Word by Word
अधthen, now
अध:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअध (अव्यय)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र
विद्धिknow, take note
विद्धि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (वेद) ‘to know, to find out’
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
महोof great (wealth/power)
महो:
—
TypeAdjective (used substantively) / Noun
Rootमहत्
रायेfor (granting) wealth
राये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootराय्/रायि (प्रा. ‘wealth, bounty’)
नृपतेO lord of men
नृपते:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति
वज्रबाहुःwhose arm is the vajra (thunderbolt)
वज्रबाहुः:
Kartā (apposition to त्वम्)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootवज्र-बाहु (समास)
रक्षाprotect
रक्षा:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् ‘to protect’
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नःof us / our
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
मघोनःO bountiful one
मघोनः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (इन्द्र-विशेषण) / मघोन् (possessing bounty)
पाहिguard
पाहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा ‘to protect’
सूरीन्patrons, generous lords
सूरीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूरि
अनेहसःof unimpeded (swift) [course] / unretarding
अनेहसः:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-नेहस् (निः-समास; ‘without nehas’)
तेyour
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
हरिवःO you of the tawny steeds
हरिवः:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootहरिवत्/हरिवन् (इन्द्र-विशेषण ‘having tawny horses’)
अभिष्टौin (our) invocation/praise
अभिष्टौ:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअभि-स्तु (स्तु ‘to praise’) → अभिष्टु (praise, invocation)
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