Rig Veda 1.114.7 — Mandala 1, Sukta 114, Mantra 7
Sukta 1.114
Rishi: Kutsa Āṅgirasa (traditional attribution for RV 1.114)
Devata: Rudra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा नो महान्तमुत मा नो अर्भकं मा न उक्षन्तमुत मा न उक्षितम् । मा नो वधीः पितरं मोत मातरं मा नः प्रियास्तन्वो रुद्र रीरिषः ॥
Transliteration
mā́ no mahā́ntam utá mā́ no arbhakáṃ mā́ na ukṣántam utá mā́ na ukṣitám | mā́ no vadhīḥ pitáraṃ mótá mātáraṃ mā́ naḥ priyā́s tanvò rudra rīriṣaḥ ||
Translation
Schlage bei uns weder das Große noch das Kleine; schlage weder das Wachsende noch das Gewachsene. Töte nicht unseren Vater und nicht unsere Mutter; verletze nicht unsere lieben Leiber, o Rudra.
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
महतम्the great (one)
महतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootमहत्
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अर्भकम्the little one / child
अर्भकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअर्भक
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
उक्षन्तम्the growing one / one who is waxing
उक्षन्तम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (present)
Rootउक्ष्
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
उक्षितम्the grown one / fully grown
उक्षितम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple (past passive)
Rootउक्ष्
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वधीःyou should not strike/kill
वधीः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवध्
पितरम्father
पितरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत (निपात)
मातरम्mother
मातरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
प्रियाःdear (ones)
प्रियाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootप्रिय
तन्वःbodies / persons
तन्वः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootतनू
रुद्रO Rudra
रुद्र:
—
TypeNoun (proper)
Rootरुद्र
रीरिषःyou harm / you would injure
रीरिषः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरीरिष् (देसीदेरटिव/इच्छार्थक from √रिष्/√रिस् ‘to harm, injure’)
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