Rig Veda 8.60.20: Mandala 8, Sukta 60, Mantra 20
Sukta 8.60
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh-like short meter (uncertain; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा नो रक्ष आ वेशीदाघृणीवसो मा यातुर्यातुमावताम् । परोगव्यूत्यनिरामप क्षुधमग्ने सेध रक्षस्विनः ॥
Transliteration
mā́ no rákṣa ā́ veśīd āghṛṇivaso mā́ yā́tur yātu-mā́vatām | paró-gavyū́ty ánirām ápa kṣúdham agné sédha rakṣasvínaḥ ||
Translation
広く輝く者よ、闇の力がわれらに入り来たるなかれ。ヤートゥ（yātu）の呪術と暴威が近づくなかれ。道を塞ぐ禍をはるかに追い払い、飢えを押し出せ。アグニよ、敵対の力を退け守れ。
Word by Word
माnot; do not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā
नःus; for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
रक्षःdemon; harmful spirit (rakṣas)
रक्षः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards; hither
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वे॑शीत्may (it) enter; may come in
वे॑शीत्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootविश् (धातु) / viś
आघृणीवसोO you of blazing/ardent splendor (epithet of the gods/Maruts)
आघृणीवसो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootआघृणीवस् (प्रातिपदिक) = आ-घृणी-वस्
माnot
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध)
यातुःsorcerer; wizard
यातुः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयातु (प्रातिपदिक)
यातुम्the sorcery; the sorcerer (as object)
यातुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयातु (प्रातिपदिक)
आtowards
आ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
अवताम्let them help/protect; let them favor
अवताम्:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootअव् (धातु) / av
परोगव्यूतिthe far-cattle-track; distant cattle-path (i.e., far away)
परोगव्यूति:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपरोगव्यूति (प्रातिपदिक) = परो-गव्यूति
अनिराम्unharming; not causing illness/injury
अनिराम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिरा (प्रातिपदिक) / anirā
अपaway; off
अप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
क्षुधम्hunger
क्षुधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुध् (प्रातिपदिक) / kṣudh
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
सेधward off; repel; keep away
सेध:
Kriyā
TypeVerb
Rootसिध्/सेध् (धातु) / sedh (Vedic)
रक्षस्विनःthe guarding ones; protectors (or: those with protection)
रक्षस्विनः:
Kartā
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootरक्षस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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