Rig Veda · 2.42.2

Rig Veda 2.42.2

Verse 2 of 3 from Sukta 2.42 (HYMN XLII Kapiñjala) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 2.42.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मा तवा शयेन उद वधीन मा सुपर्णो मा तवा विददिषुमान्वीरो अस्ता | पित्र्यामनु परदिशं कनिक्रदत सुमङगलो भद्रवादी वदेह

IAST Romanisation

mā tvā śyena ud vadhīn mā suparṇo mā tvā vidadiṣumānvīro astā | pitryāmanu pradiśaṃ kanikradat sumaṅghalo bhadravādī vadeha

English Translation (Griffith)

Let not the falcon kill thee, nor the eagle let not the arrow-bearing archer reach thee. Still crying in the region of the Fathers, speak here auspicious, bearing joyful tidings.

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