Rig Veda 7.25.2 - Mandala 7, Sukta 25, Mantra 2

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Rig Veda 7.25.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 25, Mantra 2

Sukta 7.25

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

नि दुर्ग इन्द्र श्नथिह्यमित्राँ अभि ये नो मर्तासो अमन्ति । आरे तं शंसं कृणुहि निनित्सोरा नो भर सम्भरणं वसूनाम् ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 7.25.2

Transliteration

ní durgá indra śnathihy amítrān abhí yé no mártāso amánti | ārè táṃ śáṃsaṃ kṛṇuhi ninitsór ā́ no bhara sám-bharaṇaṃ vásūnām ||

Translation

ದುರ್ಗ (ಕಠಿನ ದಾರಿ/ಸಂಕಟ)ದಲ್ಲಿ, ಹೇ ಇಂದ್ರ, ನಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲೆ ದಾಳಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಶತ್ರುಗಳನ್ನು—ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಒತ್ತಿಹಾಕಿ ಕ್ಷೀಣಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಬಯಸುವ ಆ ಮর্ত್ಯರನ್ನು—ಚೂರುಮೂರು ಮಾಡು. ನಿನಿತ್ಸಾ (ನಿಂದಕ)ನ ಆ ಶಂಸ (ದುಷ್ಟ ಆರೋಪ/ಘೋಷ)ವನ್ನು ದೂರಮಾಡು; ಮತ್ತು ನಮಗೆ ವಸುಗಳ ಸಂಭರಣ (ಸಂಗ್ರಹ), ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿಗಳ ಸಂಚಯವನ್ನು ತಂದುಕೊಡು.

Word by Word

निdown; forth (as preverb)

दुर्गःthe hard-to-pass one; stronghold/fort (lit. difficult passage)

इन्द्रO Indra

श्नथिहिshatter; crush

अमित्रान्enemies

अभिagainst; towards

येwho

नःof us; our

मर्तासःmortals

अमन्तिthink; intend; devise

आरेfar away

तम्that

शंसम्praise; proclamation (often: hostile ‘boast/taunt’ in context)

कृणुहिmake; do

निनित्सोःof the plotter/ensnarer; of the one who seeks to harm

आhither; towards

नःto us

भरbring; bear

सम्भरणम्bringing together; provision; supply

वसूनाम्of goods/wealth; of treasures

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