Rig Veda 1.120.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 120, Mantra 8
Sukta 1.120
Rishi: Kakṣīvān Dairghatamasa (traditional for RV 1.120)
Devata: Aśvinau
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like/short metre (requires śākhā verification; commonly RV 1.120 uses shorter metres than the preceding triṣṭubhs)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा कस्मै धातमभ्यमित्रिणे नो माकुत्रा नो गृहेभ्यो धेनवो गुः । स्तनाभुजो अशिश्वीः ॥
Transliteration
mā́ kásmai dhātam abhý amitriṇé no mā́kútrā no gṛhébhyo dhenávo guḥ | stanā́bhújo áśiśvīḥ ||
Translation
మమ్మల్ని ఏ శత్రుభావి చేతికీ అప్పగించకండి; మా గృహాల నుండి మా పోషణశక్తులు ఎక్కడికీ తొలగిపోనివ్వకండి—ఆ పాలు ఇచ్చే ధేనువులు, స్తనాన్ని ఆశ్రయించి పోషించేవి, ఎప్పుడూ విఫలమవనివి.
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
कस्मैto/for whom
कस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootक (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
धातम्(you two) place/give
धातम्:
—
TypeVerb (participle used predicatively) / Adjectival
Rootधा (धातु) → धात (कृदन्त)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अमित्रिणेto the hostile one, to an enemy
अमित्रिणे:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअमित्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
कुत्रanywhere, in any place
कुत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुत्र (अव्यय)
आto, into
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
नःof us, our
नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
गृहेभ्यःfrom (our) houses
गृहेभ्यः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootगृह (प्रातिपदिक)
धेनवःthe milch-cows
धेनवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
गुःwent, may they go
गुः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
स्तनाभुजःsuckling at the teat; teat-enjoying
स्तनाभुजः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्तन + भुज् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/तत्पुरुष)
अशिश्वीःnot bereft of calves; with young (unweaned)
अशिश्वीः:
कर्तृ (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअ-शिश्वी (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग)
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