Rig Veda 8.92.31: Mandala 8, Sukta 92, Mantra 31
Sukta 8.92
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा न इन्द्राभ्यादिशः सूरो अक्तुष्वा यमन् । त्वा युजा वनेम तत् ॥
Transliteration
mā́ na indrābhyā́diśaḥ sū́ro aktúṣv ā́ yaman | tvā́ yujā́ vanema tát ||
Translation
Let not hostile directions press upon us, O Indra, as the sun moves through the nights; with you as yoke-fellow may we win that—our intended victory and right outcome.
Word by Word
माdo not / lest
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā́
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (प्रथमपुरुष सर्वनाम)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
—
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
अभ्याtowards / against (us)
अभ्या:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + आ (अव्यय) → अभ्या (Vedic adverbial form)
दिशःthe directions (quarters)
दिशः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (स्त्री. प्रातिपदिक)
सूरःthe hero / strong one
सूरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर (पुं. प्रातिपदिक; ‘hero/strong one’)
अक्तुin the night / in darkness
अक्तु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअक्तु (पुं. प्रातिपदिक; ‘night/darkness’)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (द्वितीयपुरुष सर्वनाम)
यमन्restrain / hold back
यमन्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (धातु)
त्वाyou
त्वा:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद् (द्वितीयपुरुष सर्वनाम)
युजाwith (you as) our yoked ally / by yoking
युजा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (instrumental) / Kṛdanta-derived stem
Rootयुज् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव; ‘yoke, yoked companion’)
वनेमmay we win
वनेम:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवन् (धातु; ‘to win’)
तत्that (prize/goal)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम)
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