Rig Veda 5.3.7 — Mandala 5, Sukta 3, Mantra 7
Sukta 5.3
Rishi: Atri (Ātreya tradition) (traditional ascription for RV 5.3)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
यो न आगो अभ्येनो भरात्यधीदघमघशंसे दधात । जही चिकित्वो अभिशस्तिमेतामग्ने यो नो मर्चयति द्वयेन ॥
Transliteration
yó na ā́go abhy éno bhárāty ádhīd aghám aghaśáṃse dadhāta | jahī́ cikitvo abhíśastim etā́m agne yó no marcáyati dvayéna ||
Translation
凡将罪（āga）与愆尤加于我们者，且把祸恶钉在那恶言者身上者——噢，明察的阿耆尼啊，诛灭此敌对的咒诅；凡以两途（显与隐）加害我们者，击碎他，使其反噬。
Word by Word
यःwho (he who)
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःof us / our
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
आगःsin, offence
आगः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआगस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अभिtowards, against
अभि:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि
एनःguilt, sin
एनः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
भरातिbears, brings
भराति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√भृ (भरणे)
अधीupon, over
अधी:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअधि
दघम्harm, injury (evil)
दघम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदघ (प्रातिपदिक; वैदिक) / दघन्-सम्बद्धम्
अघशंसेin/at the evil-speaker (slanderer)
अघशंसे:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeNoun
Rootअघशंस (प्रातिपदिक)
दधातputs, places
दधात:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√धा (धारणे/स्थापने)
जहीstrike down, slay
जही:
Karma
TypeVerb
Root√हन् (हिंसायाम्)
चिकित्वःO wise one, O discerning (Agni)
चिकित्वः:
Sampradāna
TypeAdjective (vocative epithet)
Rootचिकित्वस् (प्रातिपदिक; √चित् ‘to perceive/know’ से)
अभिशस्तिम्imprecation, hostile accusation
अभिशस्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअभिशस्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
एताम्this
एताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
यःwho
यः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
नःus
नः:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
मर्चयतिharms, afflicts
मर्चयति:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√मृच्/मर्च् (हिंसायाम्/पीडने; वैदिक)
द्वयेनwith a twofold (means), in two ways
द्वयेन:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun (instrumental) / Adjectival noun
Rootद्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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