Mantra 2

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मा त्वा मूरा अविष्यवो मोपहस्वान आ दभन्। माकीं ब्रह्मद्विषो वनः

IAST Transliteration

mā́ tvā mūrā́ aviṣyávo mópahasvā́na ā́ dabhan | mā́kīṃ brahmádviṣo vanaḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let not the foolish, poison-minded men injure thee; let not the mockers assail and harm thee. Let not in any wise the haters of sacred power prevail over thee.

Word by Word

माdo not

त्वाyou (as object)

मूराःfools; deluders

अविष्यवःharmful; venomous/poisonous (as an epithet)

माdo not

उपहस्वानाःmocking; deriding

आtowards; upon

दभन्may they not harm/deceive

माdo not

अकीम्at all; ever

ब्रह्मद्विषःhaters of sacred speech/Brahman

वनःus; our person (lit. ‘our body/self’)

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance; not determinable from excerpt alone.

Devata: Indra (context of the sukta), with brahman as operative power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (requires scansion confirmation).

Mantra Rasa

{"primary_rasa":"bhayankara","secondary_rasa":"vira","emotional_arc":"Acknowledges threat, then forcefully forbids it; ends in confident non-prevalence of enemies.","listener_experience":"Heightened vigilance that resolves into steadiness and courage.","intensity":7}