Rig Veda 8.18.7: Mandala 8, Sukta 18, Mantra 7
Sukta 8.18
Devata: Aditi
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
उत स्या नो दिवा मतिरदितिरूत्या गमत् । सा शंताति मयस्करदप स्रिधः ॥
Transliteration
utá syā́ no divā́ matír adítir ūtyā́ gámāt | sā́ śaṃtā́ti máyas karad ápa srídhaḥ ||
Translation
மேலும் அந்த அதிதி—பகலில் எங்கள் மதி (சிந்தனை/உணர்வு) ஆக இருப்பவள்—தன் ஊதி (உதவி) உடன் எங்களிடம் வருக. அவள் எங்களுக்கு சாந்தி-தானத்தை அருளி, மகிழ்ச்சியை உருவாக்கி, எல்லா ஸ்ரித் (தோல்வி/காயம்) ஆகியவற்றையும் அகற்றுவாளாக.
Word by Word
उतand; also; moreover
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
स्याshe (that one)
स्या:
Kartā
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootतद् (सः/सा/तत्) → सा
नःfor us; to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
दिवाby day; in the daytime
दिवा:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदिव्/द्यौ (दिव्)
मतिःthought; intention; prayer
मतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमति- (from √मन् ‘to think’)
अदितिःAditi
अदितिः:
Kartā (apposition to ‘स्या … मतिः’)
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootअदिति-
ऊत्याwith help; with aid
ऊत्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootऊति-
गमत्may (she) come; let (her) come
गमत्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
साshe
सा:
Kartā
TypePronoun (demonstrative)
Rootतद् (सा)
शंतातिwelfare; prosperity; well-being
शंताति:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशंताति- (शम् + ताति) অথবা शं-ताति
मयस्करत्made (it) delightful/beneficial; bestowed refreshment
मयस्करत्:
—
TypeVerb (denominative/compound-verb stem)
Rootमयस्-कर (from मयस् ‘delight/refreshment’ + √कृ ‘to make’)
अपaway; off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable (preverb/adverb)
Rootअप
स्रिधःhindrances; injuries; harms
स्रिधः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्रिध्-
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