Rig Veda 6.51.7: Mandala 6, Sukta 51, Mantra 7

Sukta 6.51

Rishi: Bharadvāja Bārhaspatya (Bharadvaja family tradition)

Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All-gods); with explicit address to the Vasus

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; typical of Mandala 6 hymns)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

मा व एनो अन्यकृतं भुजेम मा तत्कर्म वसवो यच्चयध्वे । विश्वस्य हि क्षयथ विश्वदेवाः स्वयं रिपुस्तन्वं रीरिषीष्ट ॥

Recitation with translationRig Veda 6.51.7

Transliteration

mā va éno anyá-kṛtaṃ bhujema mā tát karma vasavo yát cáyadhve | víśvasya hí kṣáyatha viśva-devāḥ svayáṃ ripús tanvàṃ rirīṣiṣṭa ||

Translation

Niech nie musimy ponosić winy, którą popełnił inny; ani tego czynu, o Wasu, któryście nagromadzili jako skutek. Albowiem wy, o Wszyscy Bogowie, jesteście panami i podporami wszystkiego: wroga siła sama zraniłaby ucieleśnioną istotę; zachowajcie nas przed tym samoniosłym zranieniem.

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Word by Word

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

• वः: of you (your)
• वः: सम्बन्ध (genitive relation)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (अस्मद्-युष्मद् सर्वनाम) / yuṣmad

• एनः: sin; guilt; offense
• एनः: कर्म (object of ‘भुजेम’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एनस् / enas

• अन्यकृतम्: done by another
• अन्यकृतम्: विशेषण (qualifier of ‘एनः’)
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle used adjectivally)
• Root: अन्य + कृत (कृ √कृ) / anya-kṛta

• भुजेम: may we suffer/undergo; may we bear
• भुजेम: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् / bhuj

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (object of ‘भुजेम’ understood / or deictic to ‘कर्म’)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् / tad

• कर्म: deed; act
• कर्म: कर्म (what is not to be borne)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् / karman

• वसवः: O Vasus (a class of gods)
• वसवः: सम्बोधन (addressed)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु / vasu

• यत्: which
• यत्: कर्म (object of ‘चयध्वे’)
• Type: Pronoun (relative)
• Root: यद् / yad

• चयध्वे: you heap up; you accumulate
• चयध्वे: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √चि (चिनोति) / ci

• विश्वस्य: of all; of the whole
• विश्वस्य: सम्बन्ध (genitive with ‘क्षयथ’)
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: विश्व / viśva

• हि: for; indeed
• हि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि / hi

• क्षयथ: you rule; you dwell as lords (have dominion)
• क्षयथ: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्षि (क्षयति/क्षेति) / kṣi

• विश्वदेवाः: O All-Gods
• विश्वदेवाः: सम्बोधन (addressed)
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: विश्वदेव / viśva-deva

• स्वयम्: by oneself; oneself
• स्वयम्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् / svayam

• रिपुः: the enemy
• रिपुः: कर्तृ (subject of ‘रीरिषीष्ट’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु / ripu

• तन्वम्: body; person
• तन्वम्: कर्म (object of ‘रीरिषीष्ट’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू / tanū

• रीरिषीष्ट: may (he) harm; let (him) injure
• रीरिषीष्ट: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रिष् (रीरिषति/रीरिषीति; desiderative/intensive nuance) / riṣ