Rig Veda 8.79.8 — Mandala 8, Sukta 79, Mantra 8
Sukta 8.79
Devata: Soma
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा नः सोम सं वीविजो मा वि बीभिषथा राजन् । मा नो हार्दि त्विषा वधीः ॥
Transliteration
mā naḥ soma sáṃ vīvijo mā ví bībhiṣathā rājan | mā no hārdi tviṣā vadhīḥ ||
Translation
Hỡi Soma, vị Vua ở trong chúng con, xin đừng ép chặt sự hiện hữu của chúng con quá mức; hỡi Vương giả, xin đừng làm chúng con kinh hãi bằng sức mạnh ập đến, tràn ngập. Xin đừng giáng vào tim chúng con bằng cường quang rực cháy của Ngài.
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
सोमO Soma
सोम:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-
सम्together, wholly
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग) अव्यय
वीविजःdo not agitate/disturb
वीविजः:
Kartā (त्वम्) / Karma (नः implied)
TypeVerb
Root√विज्/√विजि (to shake, agitate; Vedic) + वि- (intensive base)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
विapart, excessively
वि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवि (उपसर्ग) अव्यय
बीभिषथाःdo not frighten/terrify
बीभिषथाः:
Kartā (त्वम्) / Karma (नः implied)
TypeVerb
Root√भी (to fear) with desiderative/intensive stem बीभिष-
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्-
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
हार्दिin (our) heart
हार्दि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun (locative) / Adjectival stem used substantively
Rootहृद् (हृदय) → हार्द- (belonging to the heart)
त्विषाwith (your) blaze/fiery might
त्विषा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootत्विष्/त्विषा- (brightness, fiery power)
वधीःdo not strike/harm
वधीः:
Kartā (त्वम्) / Karma (नः implied)
TypeVerb
Root√वध् (to strike, slay)
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