Rig Veda 6.52.14: Mandala 6, Sukta 52, Mantra 14

Sukta 6.52

Rishi: Bharadvāja (Bārhaspatya) tradition

Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (with Rodasī and Apām Napāt specially invoked)

Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; needs verification)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

विश्वे देवा मम शृण्वन्तु यज्ञिया उभे रोदसी अपां नपाच्च मन्म । मा वो वचांसि परिचक्ष्याणि वोचं सुम्नेष्विद्वो अन्तमा मदेम ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 6.52.14

Transliteration

viśve devā mama śṛṇvantu yajñiyā ubhé rodasī apā́m nápāccá mánma | mā vo vacā́ṃsi paricákṣyāṇi vocaṃ sumnéṣvid vo antámā mademá ||

Translation

May all the gods, worthy of sacrifice, hear my thought—both Heaven and Earth, and the Child of the Waters. May I not speak words that you must reproach; in your graciousness may we become most inwardly near and rejoice.

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Word by Word

• विश्वे: all
• विश्वे: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विश्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शृण्वन्तु: let (them) hear
• शृण्वन्तु: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)

• यज्ञियाः: worthy of sacrifice / ritual
• यज्ञियाः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञिय (प्रातिपदिक)

• उभे: both
• उभे: Kartā
• Type: Adjective (numeral-like)
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)

• रोदसी: the two worlds (Heaven and Earth)
• रोदसी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोदसी (प्रातिपदिक; द्वन्द्व-समासार्थे ‘द्यावापृथिव्यौ’)

• अपाम्: of the waters
• अपाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• नपात्: the offspring/son (Apāṃ Napāt)
• नपात्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: नपात् (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)

• मन्म: thought / hymn / intention
• मन्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• मा: do not
• मा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध-अव्यय)

• वः: to you / of you
• वः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वचांसि: words / utterances
• वचांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• परिचक्ष्याणि: to be reproached/criticized (as blameworthy)
• परिचक्ष्याणि: Karma
• Type: Participle (future/passive gerundive-like)
• Root: परि-चक्ष् (धातु) → परिचक्ष्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• वोचम्: I spoke / I would speak
• वोचम्: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)

• सुम्नेषु: in (your) favors / benevolences
• सुम्नेषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुम्न (प्रातिपदिक)

• इत्: indeed / just
• इत्: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत् (अव्यय/निपात)

• वः: of you
• वः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अन्तमा: the most intimate / nearest
• अन्तमा: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तम (प्रातिपदिक; superlative)

• मदेम: may we rejoice / be glad
• मदेम: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: मद् (धातु)