Rig Veda 8.21.16: Mandala 8, Sukta 21, Mantra 16
Sukta 8.21
Devata: Indra
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा ते गोदत्र निरराम राधस इन्द्र मा ते गृहामहि । दृळ्हा चिदर्यः प्र मृशाभ्या भर न ते दामान आदभे ॥
Transliteration
mā́ te godatra nír arāma rā́dhasa índra mā́ te gṛhāmahi | dṛḷhā́ cid aryáḥ prá mṛśābhyā́ bhara ná te dā́māna ādábhē ||
Translation
因陀罗啊，赐光之牛者，愿我们不从你的财富中被逐出；愿我们不与你隔绝。纵使敌对之力坚固逼迫，也请以你前伸的护佑引我们渡越；愿无人触犯你那系缚而扶持的法度（dāman）。
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गोदत्रेin/at the giving of cows (cow-gift)
गोदत्रे:
अधिकारण
TypeNoun
Rootगो-दत्र (प्रातिपदिक; ‘cow-gift’)
निःout, away
निः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अरामduly, fittingly / sufficiently
अराम:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअरम् (अव्यय; ‘enough, properly, fittingly’)
राधसःof bounty, of gift
राधसः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootराधस् (प्रातिपदिक)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
गृहामहिwe take/accept
गृहामहि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु) + आ (उपसर्ग)
दृळ्हाfirm, strong
दृळ्हा:
विशेषण (कर्तृ/कर्म-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootदृळ्ह (विशेषण-प्रातिपदिक; ‘firm, strong’)
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय/निपात)
अर्यःthe Arya / noble man
अर्यः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootअर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
प्रforth, forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मृशाभ्यःfrom falsehoods / against lies
मृशाभ्यः:
अपादान (source/avoidance) / करण (means) संदर्भानुसार
TypeIndeclinable (Vedic adverbial form)
Rootमृशा (अव्यय; ‘falsely’) → मृशाभ्यः (वैदिक रूप; ‘from/against falsehoods’)
भरbring, bear
भर:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootभृ (धातु)
नnot
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
दामानःbonds, fetters
दामानः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootदामन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘bond, cord, fetter’)
आunto, toward
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
दभेharms / injures
दभे:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootदभ् (धातु; ‘to harm, deceive, injure’)
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