Rig Veda 1.185.8 - Mandala 1, Sukta 185, Mantra 8

Various Rishis

Rig Veda 1.185.8: Mandala 1, Sukta 185, Mantra 8

Sukta 1.185

Rishi: Traditionally attributed to an early seer of the Dyāvā-Pṛthivī (Heaven-and-Earth) cycle in RV 1.185 (exact rishi varies by tradition; not supplied in input)

Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī (with ethical reconciliation toward Devas and social order)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify by metrical scan)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

देवान्वा यच्चकृमा कच्चिदागः सखायं वा सदमिज्जास्पतिं वा । इयं धीर्भूया अवयानमेषां द्यावा रक्षतं पृथिवी नो अभ्वात् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 1.185.8

Transliteration

devā́n vā yác cakṛmá kác cid ā́gaḥ sakhā́yaṃ vā sádám íj jās-pátiṃ vā | iyáṃ dhī́r bhūyā avayā́nam eṣā́ṃ dyā́vā rakṣataṃ pṛthivī no ábhvāt ||

Translation

अगर हमने किसी देवी के खिलाफ गलती की है, या दोस्त के खिलाफ, या अपने परिवार के प्रमुख के खिलाफ, तो यह सोच उनको मनाने का तरीका हो। हमें माफ कर दो। आकाश और धरती, हमें बुरी ताकत से बचाओ।

Word by Word

देवान्the gods

वाor

यत्whatever (that which)

चकारिमI have done

कच्चित्whether indeed?

आगःa sin, offense

सखायम्a friend

वाor

सदम्always

इत्indeed

जास्पतिम्the lord of the household/kin (Jāspati)

वाor

इयम्this

धीःthought, prayer, insight

भूयात्may it be

अवयानम्a help, protection, support

एषाम्of these (of them)

द्यावाHeaven (Dyāus)

रक्षतम्protect (you two)!

पृथिवीEarth (Pṛthivī)

नःof us / for us

अभ्वात्from harm, from danger

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