Rig Veda 5.3.7: Mandala 5, Sukta 3, Mantra 7
Sukta 5.3
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional ascription for RV 5.3)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो न आगो अभ्येनो भरात्यधीदघमघशंसे दधात । जही चिकित्वो अभिशस्तिमेतामग्ने यो नो मर्चयति द्वयेन ॥
Transliteration
yó na ā́go abhy éno bhárāty ádhīd aghám aghaśáṃse dadhāta | jahī́ cikitvo abhíśastim etā́m agne yó no marcáyati dvayéna ||
Translation
যি জনে আমাৰ ওপৰত পাপ আৰু দোষ আনে, আৰু দুষ্ট-বক্তাৰ ওপৰত অঘ (evil) স্থাপন কৰে—হে বিচক্ষণ অগ্নি, এই বৈৰী অভিশাপক বধ কৰা। যি জনে দু’ধৰণে (প্ৰকাশ্য আৰু গোপনে) আমাক আঘাত কৰে, তাক চেপি পেলোৱা।
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आगःsin, offence
आगः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआगस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
एनःguilt, sin
एनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भरातिbears, brings
भराति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
अधीupon, over
अधी:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि
दघम्harm, injury (evil)
दघम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदघ (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक) / दघन्-सम्बद्धम्
अघशंसेin/at the evil-speaker (slanderer)
अघशंसे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअघशंस (प्रातिपदिक)
दधातputs, places
दधात:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने)
जहीstrike down, slay
जही:
Karma
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हिंसायाम्)
चिकित्वःO wise one, O discerning (Agni)
चिकित्वः:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootचिकित्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; √चित् ‘to perceive/know’ से)
अभिशस्तिम्imprecation, hostile accusation
अभिशस्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभिशस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
एताम्this
एताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मर्चयतिharms, afflicts
मर्चयति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√मृच्/मर्च् (हिंसायाम्/पीडने; वैदिक)
द्वयेनwith a twofold (means), in two ways
द्वयेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (instrumental) / Adjectival noun
Rootद्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
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