Rig Veda 8.61.17: Mandala 8, Sukta 61, Mantra 17
Sukta 8.61
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अद्याद्या श्वःश्व इन्द्र त्रास्व परे च नः । विश्वा च नो जरितॄन्त्सत्पते अहा दिवा नक्तं च रक्षिषः ॥
Transliteration
adyā́-adyā śváḥ-śva índra trā́svá paré ca naḥ | viśvā́ ca no jaritṝ́n sat-pate áhā dívā náktaṃ ca rakṣiṣaḥ ||
Translation
Day by day and again day by day, and from tomorrow to tomorrow, O Indra, save us, and save us from what is beyond us. O lord of the true, protect all our singers, by day and by night.
Word by Word
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य (अव्यय)
श्वःtomorrow
श्वः:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्वस्/श्वः (अव्यय)
श्वःtomorrow
श्वः:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्वस्/श्वः (अव्यय)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
(सम्बोधन) —
TypeNoun
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रास्वprotect!
त्रास्व:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootत्रा (धातु)
परेthose who are far/remote
परे:
Karma (रक्षणस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
नःus / our
नः:
Karma (रक्षणस्य) / Sampradāna (हित)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
विश्वाःall
विश्वाः:
Karma (रक्षणस्य)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
नःfor us
नः:
Sampradāna (हित)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम)
जरितॄन्the praisers/singers
जरितॄन्:
Karma (रक्षणस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootजरितृ (प्रातिपदिक; √जृ/जर् ‘to sing/praise’ से)
सत्पतेO lord of the good/true
सत्पते:
(सम्बोधन) —
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootसत्पति (प्रातिपदिक; सत्+पति)
अहाdays
अहा:
Karma (रक्षणस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootअहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
दिवाby day
दिवा:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदिव्/दिवा (अव्यय/नपुंसक-रूप)
नक्तम्at night
नक्तम्:
Adhikaraṇa (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनक्तम् (अव्यय)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
रक्षिषःyou protect/guard
रक्षिषः:
Kartā (इन्द्रः)
TypeVerb
Rootरक्ष् (धातु)
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