Rig Veda 1.17.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 17, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.17
Rishi: Kakṣīvant Dairghatamasa (traditionally for RV 1.17)
Devata: Indra-Varuṇa (dual)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
इन्द्रावरुण नू नु वां सिषासन्तीषु धीष्वा । अस्मभ्यं शर्म यच्छतम् ॥
Transliteration
indrā́varuṇa nū́ nu vāṃ siṣā́santīṣu dhīṣv ā́ | asmábhyaṃ śárma yacchatam ||
Translation
இந்திரா–வருணரே! இப்போது—இப்போது—எங்கள் ஏங்கும் ‘தீ’ (dhī) யில் புகுவீராக. எங்களுக்கு ‘ஷர்ம’ (śarma)—காப்பும் அமைதியும் தரும் விரிந்த அடைக்கலத்தை அருள்வீராக.
Word by Word
इन्द्राO Indra
इन्द्रा:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वरुणO Varuṇa
वरुण:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
नूnow
नू:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनू
नुindeed, just
नु:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
वाम्of you two
वाम्:
सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सिषासन्तीषुamong the eager/intent (feminine) ones (to guide/command)
सिषासन्तीषु:
अधिकारण (locative: ‘among/in’)
TypeParticiple (verbal adjective)
Root√शास् (शास्—अनुशासने) with desiderative stem सिषास-
धीष्वाin the insights/prayers
धीष्वा:
अधिकारण (locative)
TypeNoun
Rootधी (प्रातिपदिक; ‘thought, insight, prayer’)
अस्मभ्यम्to us
अस्मभ्यम्:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
शर्मshelter, protection, comfort
शर्म:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
यच्छतम्grant (you two), bestow
यच्छतम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यमँ—उपरमे/धारणे; here ‘to give/extend, grant’ in Vedic usage)
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