Rig Veda 8.18.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 18, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.18
Devata: Agni, Sūrya, Vāta (invoked for śam and removal of harm)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
शमग्निरग्निभिः करच्छं नस्तपतु सूर्यः । शं वातो वात्वरपा अप स्रिधः ॥
Transliteration
śám agnír agní-bhiḥ karac cháṃ nas tapatu sū́ryaḥ | śáṃ vā́to vātvarapā́ ápa srídhaḥ ||
Translation
शम् अग्निरग्निभिः करोतु, शं नः तपतु सूर्यः । शं वातो वात्व् अरपाः, अप स्रिधः ॥
Word by Word
शम्auspiciously; for well-being
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक; PIE *ḱem- ‘calm, auspicious’)
अग्निःAgni (fire-god)
अग्निः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि- (प्रातिपदिक)
अग्निभिःwith (other) fires / with flames
अग्निभिः:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
करत्may he make; let him do
करत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (डुकृञ्)
शम्auspiciously; well
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
नःfor us; our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
तपतुmay (he) heat/shine
तपतु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootतप्
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य-
शम्auspiciously
शम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशम् (अव्यय)
वातःthe Wind
वातः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootवात-
वातुmay (he) blow
वातु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवा (वाति) / वातु (वैदिक-लोट्/आशीर्लिङ् रूप)
अरपाḥharmless; non-injuring
अरपाḥ:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootअरप- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘harm, injury’ → ‘harmless’)
अपaway; off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
स्रिधःinjuries; harms; hostile obstructions
स्रिधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्रिध्- (प्रातिपदिक; ‘obstruction, harm, hostility’)
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