Rig Veda 3.16.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 16, Mantra 5

Sukta 3.16

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina

Devata: Agni (Sahasas-putra)

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; confirm in edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

मा नो अग्नेऽमतये मावीरतायै रीरधः । मागोतायै सहसस्पुत्र मा निदेऽप द्वेषांस्या कृधि ॥

Transliteration

mā́ no agné 'matáye mā́vī́ratāyai rīradhaḥ | mā́gotāyai sahasas-putra mā́ nidè 'pá dveṣā́ṃsy ā́ kṛdhi ||

Translation

阿耆尼（Agni）啊，莫使我们走向那夺失不死之道的昏钝，莫使我们失却英雄之力；也莫使我们失却“母牛”（象征知识之光的光线）。力量之子啊，莫把我们交付于责难；请为我们驱除诸般憎恨。

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Word by Word

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

• नः: for us / of us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि-

• अमतये: to folly / to lack of right thought
• अमतये: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमति-

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

• अवीरतायै: to unmanliness / lack of heroism
• अवीरतायै: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-वीरतā- (वीरता- with privative a-)

• रीरधः: do not subject (us) / do not consign
• रीरधः: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: राध् (धातु) / causative stem रीरध-

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

• अगोता॑यै: to lack of protection / to being without a protector
• अगोता॑यै: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-गोता- (गोता- with privative a-)

• सहसः: of might / of strength
• सहसः: Sambandha (genitive qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्-

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र-

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

• निदे: to reproach / to blame
• निदे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदा́/निद्- (निदा = निन्दा/अपवाद)

• अप: away
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• द्वेषांसि: hatreds / hostile acts
• द्वेषांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वेषस्-

• आ: towards / upon
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग)

• कृधि: make / put / do
• कृधि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)