Rig Veda 7.34.17 — Mandala 7, Sukta 34, Mantra 17
Sukta 7.34
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha (presumed)
Devata: Ahi Budhnya (appeased/propitiated)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
मा नोऽहिर्बुध्न्यो रिषे धान्मा यज्ञो अस्य स्रिधदृतायोः ॥
Transliteration
mā́ no’ hírbudhnyó riṣé dhā́n mā́ yajñó asya srídhad ṛtāyóḥ ॥
Translation
അഹി ബുധ്ന്യൻ ഞങ്ങളെ ഹാനിക്കരുതേ; ഋതത്തിന്റെ രണ്ടു ശക്തികളിൽ നിന്ന് (ധർമ്മ-നിയമവും സത്യ-അസ്തിത്വവും) അവനുവേണ്ടിയുള്ള ഞങ്ങളുടെ യജ്ഞം വഴുതിപ്പോകാതിരിക്കട്ടെ.
Word by Word
माnot; may … not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
नःto us / for us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अहिःserpent
अहिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअहि-
बुध्न्यःof the deep; subterranean
बुध्न्यः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootबुध्न्य- (बुध्न ‘तल/गर्भ’ + य) विशेषण
रिषेmay (he) injure
रिषे:
—
TypeVerb
Rootरिष्
धात्let (him) put/inflict
धात्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootधा
माnot; may … not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
यज्ञःsacrifice; ritual
यज्ञः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ-
अस्यof this; of him/it
अस्य:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
स्रिधत्may (it) go astray / fail
स्रिधत्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootस्रिध्
ऋतायोःof the two ṛta-followers / two truthful (ones)
ऋतायोः:
Sambandha (genitive relation)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootऋतायू- (ऋत + आयु) विशेषण/नाम
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
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