Mantra 20

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मा नो हिंसीरधि नो ब्रूहि परि णो वृङ्ग्धि मा क्रुधः । मा त्वया समरामहि

IAST Transliteration

mā́ no hiṃsī́r ádhi no brūhi pári ṇo vṛṅgdhi mā́ krúdhaḥ | mā́ tváyā sám āramahi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Harm us not; speak over us (a kindly word). Encompass us; ward (ill) away—be not wroth. Let us not come into conflict with thee.

Translation

మమ్మల్ని హింసించకు; మా మీద (రక్షావాక్యం) పలుకు. మమ్మల్ని చుట్టుముట్టి కాపాడు; అపాయాన్ని దూరం చేయి—కోపపడకు. నీతో మాకు సంఘర్షణ రాకూడదు.

Word by Word

माdo not

नःto us / our

हिंसीः(you) should harm

अधिover; concerning

नःto us / our

ब्रूहिtell; speak

परिaround; fully

णःto us / our

वृङ्ग्धिward off; remove; avert

माdo not

क्रुधःbe angry

माlest; do not

त्वयाby you; with you

सम्together; wholly

अरामहिwe may come to harm / we may contend (with you)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Rudra

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (shorter cadence; AV transmission)

Mantra Rasa

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