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 ॥
Transliteration
mā́ pā́patvāya no naréndrāgnī mā́bhiśástaye | mā́ no rīradhataṃ nidé ||
Translation
ഹേ നര ഇന്ദ്രാ-അഗ്നീ, ഞങ്ങളെ പാപത്വത്തിലേക്കു ഏല്പിക്കരുതേ; ശത്രുവിന്റെ അഭിശസ്തിയിലേക്കും അല്ല. നിന്ദയാൽ ഞങ്ങൾക്ക് ഹാനി വരാതിരിക്കട്ടെ—ഞങ്ങളുടെ പാതയെ വികൃതിയിൽ നിന്ന് കാക്കുവിൻ.
Word by Word
माdo not / lest
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā
पापत्वायfor sinfulness / for evil
पापत्वाय:
Sampradāna (purpose/for)
TypeNoun
Rootपापत्व (पाप + -त्व) / prātipadika: pāpatva
नःof us / our
नः:
—
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (enclitic) / asmad
नरेन्द्रा-अग्नीO Narendra and Agni
नरेन्द्रा-अग्नी:
Sambodhana (address)
TypeNoun (dual compound address)
Rootनरेन्द्र (नर + इन्द्र) + अग्नि / prātipadika: narendra-, agni-
माdo not / lest
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā
अभिशस्तयेfor accusation / for imprecation
अभिशस्तये:
Sampradāna (purpose/for)
TypeNoun
Rootअभिशस्ति / prātipadika: abhiśasti-
माdo not / lest
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) / mā
नःus
नः:
Karma (object)
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (enclitic) / asmad
रीरधतम्do not harm/afflict (you two)
रीरधतम्:
—
TypeVerb
Root√राध् (rādh) ‘to harm/afflict; to fail’ (Vedic: rīradh-)
निदेin/with reproach; in blame
निदे:
Adhikaraṇa (locus/occasion)
TypeNoun
Rootनिदा / prātipadika: nidā-
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