Rig Veda 8.79.3: Mandala 8, Sukta 79, Mantra 3
Sukta 8.79
Devata: Soma
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
त्वं सोम तनूकृद्भ्यो द्वेषोभ्योऽन्यकृतेभ्यः । उरु यन्तासि वरूथम् ॥
Transliteration
tváṃ soma tanūkṛ́d-bhyo dvéṣo-bhyo 'nyá-kṛtebhyaḥ | urú yantā́si várūtham ||
Translation
苏摩啊，对于那些塑成灵魂之身者，你是广大之护卫、引导的堡垒；以此抵御诸般憎恨，抵御他人所作之伤害。
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सोमO Soma
सोम:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootसोम (प्रातिपदिक)
तनूकृद्भ्यःto the body-makers / to those who fashion the body
तनूकृद्भ्यः:
सम्प्रदान
TypeNoun/Adjective (agent noun)
Rootतनू + कृ (कृ धातु) → तनूकृत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
द्वेषोभ्यःfrom hatreds / from hostile beings
द्वेषोभ्यः:
अपादान
TypeNoun
Rootद्वेषस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अन्यकृतेभ्यःfrom those made by others / from alien-made (things)
अन्यकृतेभ्यः:
अपादान
TypeAdjective/Participle
Rootअन्य + कृ (कृ धातु) → अन्यकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
उरुwidely, far and wide
उरु:
विशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeAdjective (used adverbially)
Rootउरु (प्रातिपदिक)
यन्ताa restrainer, controller
यन्ता:
कर्तृ (उपपद-विशेष्य)
TypeNoun (agent)
Rootयम् (धातु) → यन्तृ/यन्ता (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; agent)
असिyou are
असि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
वरूथम्protection, shelter
वरूथम्:
कर्म (फल/उपादेय)
TypeNoun
Rootवरूथ (प्रातिपदिक)
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