Rig Veda 2.42.1 - Mandala 2, Sukta 42, Mantra 1

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Rig Veda 2.42.1: Mandala 2, Sukta 42, Mantra 1

Sukta 2.42

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (Bhārgava) (traditional attribution for this maṇḍala section)

Devata: Śakuni (omen-bird) / auspicious sign (a protective/apotropaic invocation)

Chandas: Jagatī (long pādas typical of Jagatī)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

कनिक्रदज्जनुषं प्रब्रुवाण इयर्ति वाचमरितेव नावम् । सुमङ्गलश्च शकुने भवासि मा त्वा का चिदभिभा विश्व्या विदत् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 2.42.1

Transliteration

kaníkradaj januṣáṁ pra-bruvāṇá iyárti vā́cam aritā́ iva nā́vam | su-maṅgálaś ca śakune bhávāsi mā́ tvā kā́ cid abhi-bhā́ víśvyā vidat ||

Translation

Vom Geborenwerden an rufend und verkündend setzt du die Stimme in Bewegung wie ein Fährmann sein Boot. Sei ein gutes Omen, o Vogel; keine allumfassende feindliche Macht möge dich erreichen.

Word by Word

कनि॑क्रदत्cries out repeatedly (chirps)

जनुषम्birth; kind; nature

प्रब्रुवाणःspeaking forth; proclaiming

इयर्तिsets in motion; sends forth

वाचम्voice; speech

अरितेवlike a rower

नावम्boat

सुमङ्गलःof good omen; auspicious

चand

शकुनेO bird (omen-bird)

भवbe

असिthou art

माdo not

त्वाthee

काany (female/indefinite)

चित्even; at all

अभिभाoverpowering; oppression

विश्व्याuniversal; from all sides

विदत्may it find/attain (harm)

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