Rig Veda 7.1.19: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 19
Sukta 7.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (traditional for Maṇḍala 7)
Devata: Agni (protector and purifier); with appeal to ṛtāvaḥ (guardians of Ṛta)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा नो अग्नेऽवीरते परा दा दुर्वाससेऽमतये मा नो अस्यै । मा नः क्षुधे मा रक्षस ऋतावो मा नो दमे मा वन आ जुहूर्थाः ॥
Transliteration
mā no agne’vī́rate párā dā durvā́sase’́mataye mā no asyái | mā naḥ kṣúdhe mā rákṣasa ṛtāvo mā no dáme mā vána ā juhūrthāḥ ||
Translation
अग्नि, हमे ऐसा मत कर कि हम अंदर से हिम्मत खो दें। हमे खराब जगह पर मत छोड़। हमे भूख में मत डाल, अंधेरा में मत छोड़। घर से बाहर मत निकाल, जंगल में मत फेंक। हमे संभाल के रखना।
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
अवीरतेto (a state of) lack of heroes / herolessness
अवीरते:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (abstract) / Adjective (as noun)
Rootअ-वीर (प्रातिपदिक) + -ता
पराaway, forth
परा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरा
दाःgive / consign
दाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootदा (दाने)
दुर्वाससेto ill-dwelling / bad habitation (misery)
दुर्वाससे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्-वस् (प्रातिपदिक) / दुर्वासस्
अमतयेto folly / lack of right thought
अमतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअ-मति (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अस्यैto this (one)
अस्यै:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (स्त्री) / अयम्-प्रातिपदिक
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
क्षुधेto hunger
क्षुधे:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुध् (प्रातिपदिक: क्षुध्/क्षुधा)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
रक्षसःfrom the demon / from evil
रक्षसः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस्
ऋतावोO truthful/rite-knowing one
ऋतावो:
सम्बोधन
TypeAdjective (vocative)
Rootऋतावन् (प्रातिपदिक)
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
दमेin the house / at home
दमे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootदम
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
वनेin the forest
वने:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootवन
आtowards, upon
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ
जुहूर्थाः(do) call/invoke / offer (oblation)
जुहूर्थाः:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootहु (जुहोति; आह्वाने/होमे)
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