Rigveda 10.165.03
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 165 · Verse 10.165.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
हे॒तिः प॒क्षिणी॒ न द॑भात्य॒स्माना॒ष्ट्र्यां प॒दं कृ॑णुते अग्नि॒धाने॑ । शं नो॒ गोभ्य॑श्च॒ पुरु॑षेभ्यश्चास्तु॒ मा नो॑ हिंसीदि॒ह दे॑वाः क॒पोतः॑
hetiḥ pakṣiṇī na dabhātyasmānāṣṭryāṃ padaṃ kṛṇute agnidhāne śaṃ no gobhyaśca puruṣebhyaścāstu mā no hiṃsīdiha devāḥ kapotaḥ
The bird-offering’s cause does not deprive us of a foot on our arrow; in the fire-altar let it set our place. May peace be for cows and for men; gods, pigeon, do not harm us here.
May the winged weapon (of mischief) do us no harm; he takes his plural ce upon the touchwood, the seatof Agni; may prosperity attend our cattle and our people, let not the pigeon, gods, do us harm in this (dwelling).
Let not the Arrow that hath wings distract us: beside the fire-place, on the hearth it settles. May, it bring welfare to our men and cattle: here let the Dove, ye Gods, forbear to harm us.