Rig Veda 10.128.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 128, Mantra 7

Sukta 10.128

Rishi: unknown

Devata: Dhātā; Ashvins; Bṛhaspati; Viśve Devāḥ (protective collective)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

धाता धातॄणां भुवनस्य यस्पतिर्देवं त्रातारमभिमातिषाहम् । इमं यज्ञमश्विनोभा बृहस्पतिर्देवाः पान्तु यजमानं न्यर्थात् ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.128.7

Transliteration

dhā́tā dhātṝṇā́ṁ bhúvanasya yás pátiḥ deváṁ trā́tāram abhimāti-sāhám | imáṁ yajñám aśvínobhā́ bṛ́haspátir devā́ḥ pāntu yájamānaṁ nyàrthāt ||

Translation

May Dhātā, lord of the foundations of the world, the divine protector who overcomes hostile assaults; may both Ashvins, and Brihaspati, and the gods guard this sacrifice and the sacrificer from harm and mis-aim.

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Word by Word

• धा॒ता: the Creator/Ordainer
• धा॒ता: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ- (प्रातिपदिक; √धा ‘स्थापने/धारणे’)

• धा॑तॄ॒णाम्: of the creators/ordainers
• धा॑तॄ॒णाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातृ- (प्रातिपदिक; √धा)

• भुव॑नस्य: of the world/existence
• भुव॑नस्य: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुवन- (प्रातिपदिक; √भू ‘भवने’)

• यस्: who
• यस्: Kartā (relative)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पति॑ः: lord/master
• पति॑ः: Kartā (apposition to यस्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति- (प्रातिपदिक)

• दे॒वम्: the god
• दे॒वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव- (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्रा॒तारम्: protector/saviour
• त्रा॒तारम्: Karma (apposition to देवम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रातृ- (प्रातिपदिक; √त्रा ‘रक्षणे’)

• अभिमातिषा॒हम्: overpowering hostile assaults (foe-subduing)
• अभिमातिषा॒हम्: Karma (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective (compound)
• Root: अभिमाति- ‘शत्रु-आक्रमण/द्रोह’ + सह- (प्रातिपदिक; √सह ‘सहने/जये’)

• इ॒मम्: this
• इ॒मम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्- (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• य॒ज्ञम्: sacrifice/rite
• य॒ज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ- (प्रातिपदिक; √यज् ‘देवपूजासंगतिकरणदानेषु’)

• अ॒श्विनो॒भा: both Aśvins
• अ॒श्विनो॒भा: Kartā (protectors)
• Type: Noun + Adjective
• Root: अश्विन्- (प्रातिपदिक; द्विवचन-रूप) + उभा- (प्रातिपदिक ‘both’)

• बृह॒स्पति॑ः: Bṛhaspati
• बृह॒स्पति॑ः: Kartā (co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति- (प्रातिपदिक)

• दे॒वाः: the gods
• दे॒वाः: Kartā (co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव- (प्रातिपदिक)

• पा॑न्तु: may (they) protect
• पा॑न्तु: (क्रिया) —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पा ‘रक्षणे’

• यज॑मानम्: the sacrificer (patron)
• यज॑मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (agent) / Adjective
• Root: यजमान- (कृदन्त; √यज् + शानच्)

• नि: down/away; completely
• नि: (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• अ॒र्थात्: from distress/harm
• अ॒र्थात्: Apādāna
• Type: Noun (ablatival adverbial)
• Root: अर्थ- (प्रातिपदिक)