Rig Veda 4.55.7: Mandala 4, Sukta 55, Mantra 7
Sukta 4.55
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional)
Devata: Aditi with Mitra-Varuna and Agni in supporting roles
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; verify)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
देवैर्नो देव्यदितिर्नि पातु देवस्त्राता त्रायतामप्रयुच्छन् । नहि मित्रस्य वरुणस्य धासिमर्हामसि प्रमियं सान्वग्नेः ॥
Transliteration
deváir no devy áditir ní pātu devás trātā́ trāyatām áprayucchan | náhi mitrásya váruṇasya dhā́sím árhāmasi pramíyaṃ sā́nv agnéḥ ||
Translation
愿女神阿底提（Aditi）与诸天神同护佑我等；愿神圣的护持者拯救我等，永不失守。因我等不配削减密特罗（Mitra）与伐楼那（Varuna）所立之法度，亦不配自阿耆尼（Agni）火焰之坚固高巅坠落。
Word by Word
दे॒वैःby/with the gods
दे॒वैः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दे॒वीthe goddess
दे॒वी:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेवी (प्रातिपदिक; देव-)
अदि॑तिःAditi
अदि॑तिः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअदिति (प्रातिपदिक)
निdown; fully
नि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
पा॑तुmay (she) protect
पा॑तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootपा (धातु)
दे॒वःthe god
दे॒वः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
त्रा॒ताprotector
त्रा॒ता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootत्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक; √त्रै/त्रा ‘रक्षणे’)
त्रा॑यताम्may (he) protect
त्रा॑यताम्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootत्रै/त्रा (धातु)
अप्र॑युच्छन्not failing; unremitting
अप्र॑युच्छन्:
कर्तृ (विशेषण)
TypeKṛdanta (Participle)
Rootप्र-युज्/युच्छ् (धातु; ‘to fail/let go’—Vedic usage), with neg. a-
नहिfor indeed not
नहि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनहि (न + हि) अव्यय
मि॒त्रस्य॒of Mitra
मि॒त्रस्य॒:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
वरु॑णस्यof Varuṇa
वरु॑णस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootवरुण (प्रातिपदिक)
धा॒सिम्the ordinance/benefit (their gift, grace)
धा॒सिम्:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootधासि (प्रातिपदिक; ‘धासि’ = ordinance/portion/benefit; Vedic)
अर्हा॑मसिwe are worthy / we deserve
अर्हा॑मसि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअर्ह् (धातु)
प्र॒मियं॒failing; deficient
प्र॒मियं॒:
कर्म-विशेषण
TypeAdjective (Kṛdanta-like)
Rootप्र-मि (धातु; ‘to diminish, fail’), from *प्रमिय* (Vedic adj.)
सानुridge; summit
सानु:
अधिकरण/कर्म (गत्यर्थे)
TypeNoun
Rootसानु (प्रातिपदिक)
अ॒ग्नेःof Agni
अ॒ग्नेः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
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