Mantra 20
Sukta 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मा नो हिंसीरधि नो ब्रूहि परि णो वृङ्ग्धि मा क्रुधः । मा त्वया समरामहि
IAST Transliteration
mā́ no hiṃsī́r ádhi no brūhi pári ṇo vṛṅgdhi mā́ krúdhaḥ | mā́ tváyā sám āramahi
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Harm us not; speak over us (a kindly word). Encompass us; ward (ill) away—be not wroth. Let us not come into conflict with thee.
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
हिंसीः(you) should harm
हिंसीः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहिंस् (हिंसने)
अधिover; concerning
अधि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
ब्रूहिtell; speak
ब्रूहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (ब्रवणे)
परिaround; fully
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि
णःto us / our
णः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
वृङ्ग्धिward off; remove; avert
वृङ्ग्धि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootवृज्/वृञ्ज् (वर्जने/वृञ्जने) → ‘वृङ्ग्धि’ (Vedic imperative)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
क्रुधःbe angry
क्रुधः:
—
TypeVerb
Rootक्रुध् (क्रोधे)
माlest; do not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
त्वयाby you; with you
त्वया:
Karaṇa
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
सम्together; wholly
सम्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्
अरामहिwe may come to harm / we may contend (with you)
अरामहि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरम् (रमणे) with उपसर्ग सम् → सम्-रम्
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Rudra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (shorter cadence; AV transmission)
Mantra Rasa
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