Rig Veda 7.94.3: Mandala 7, Sukta 94, Mantra 3

Sukta 7.94

Rishi: Vasiṣṭha

Devata: Indrāgnī

Chandas: Gāyatrī (probable)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

मा पापत्वाय नो नरेन्द्राग्नी माभिशस्तये । मा नो रीरधतं निदे ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 7.94.3

Transliteration

mā́ pā́patvāya no naréndrāgnī mā́bhiśástaye | mā́ no rīradhataṃ nidé ||

Translation

O Indra-and-Agni, O strong ones, do not give us over to downfall, nor to hostile accusation; do not let us be harmed by blame—guard our path from distortion.

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Word by Word

• मा: do not / lest
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध) / mā

• पापत्वाय: for sinfulness / for evil
• पापत्वाय: Sampradāna (purpose/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापत्व (पाप + -त्व) / prātipadika: pāpatva

• नः: of us / our
• नः: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (enclitic) / asmad

• नरेन्द्रा-अग्नी: O Narendra and Agni
• नरेन्द्रा-अग्नी: Sambodhana (address)
• Type: Noun (dual compound address)
• Root: नरेन्द्र (नर + इन्द्र) + अग्नि / prātipadika: narendra-, agni-

• मा: do not / lest
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध) / mā

• अभिशस्तये: for accusation / for imprecation
• अभिशस्तये: Sampradāna (purpose/for)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिशस्ति / prātipadika: abhiśasti-

• मा: do not / lest
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध) / mā

• नः: us
• नः: Karma (object)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (enclitic) / asmad

• रीरधतम्: do not harm/afflict (you two)
• रीरधतम्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √राध् (rādh) ‘to harm/afflict; to fail’ (Vedic: rīradh-)

• निदे: in/with reproach; in blame
• निदे: Adhikaraṇa (locus/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदा / prātipadika: nidā-