Rig Veda 7.1.22: Mandala 7, Sukta 1, Mantra 22
Sukta 7.1
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा नो अग्ने दुर्भृतये सचैषु देवेद्धेष्वग्निषु प्र वोचः । मा ते अस्मान्दुर्मतयो भृमाच्चिद्देवस्य सूनो सहसो नशन्त ॥
Transliteration
mā no agne durbhṛtáye sácaiṣú devéddheṣv agníṣu prá vocaḥ | mā te asmā́n durmátayo bhṛmā́c cid devásya sūno sahaso náśanta ||
Translation
アグニよ、祭式を誤って担うことに、われらを結びつけるな。神々のために点ぜられたこれらの火の中で、われらを咎ある者として言い立てるな。悪しき思いが、さまよえる過ちによってさえ、われらを滅ぼさぬように。神の子よ、力（サハス）の子よ。
Word by Word
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto/for us; of us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
दुर्भृतयेfor ill-support / for misfortune
दुर्भृतये:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्भृति (दुर्- + √भृ) / दुर्भृत (प्रातिपदिक)
सचैषुdo not associate (with us) among these
सचैषु:
Karma/Adhikaraṇa
TypeVerb (finite) + Pronoun
Rootसच् (सचते) / सचा (अव्यय) + एषु (एतद्)
देवेद्धेषुamong the god-kindled
देवेद्धेषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeAdjective (compound)
Rootदेव + इद्ध (√इन्ध्/√इध् ‘to kindle’)
अग्निषुamong the fires
अग्निषु:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वोचःspeak
वोचः:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√वच्
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
तेof you; your
ते:
—
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
दुर्मतयःevil thoughts / ill-willers
दुर्मतयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति (दुर्- + मति)
भृमात्from error/derangement
भृमात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootभृमा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भ्रम/विपथ’ अर्थ) अथवा √भ्रम्-सम्बद्ध
चित्even
चित्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित् (अव्यय)
देवस्यof the god
देवस्य:
—
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
सूनोO son
सूनो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootसूनु
सहसःof might/force
सहसः:
—
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्
नशन्तmay they reach/attain (harm); may they assail
नशन्त:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√नश्
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