Rigveda 6.048.17
Rigveda · Mandala 6, Sukta 48 · Verse 6.48.17
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
मा का॑क॒म्बीर॒मुद्वृ॑हो॒ वन॒स्पति॒मश॑स्ती॒र्वि हि नीन॑शः । मोत सूरो॒ अह॑ ए॒वा च॒न ग्री॒वा आ॒दध॑ते॒ वेः
mā kākambīramudvṛho vanaspatimaśastīrvi hi nīnaśaḥ mota sūro aha evā cana grīvā ādadhate veḥ
May not the crow-like tree-spirited one be hostile; the lord of forests is not to be weakened. The hero (Sūro) indeed places the neck like a chain — the sacrificial song sustains.
Uproot not, Pūṣan, the forest lord with its progeny of crows; utterly destroy those who are my revilers; let not the adversary ensnare me, as (fowlers) set snares for birds.
Tear not up by the roots the Kakambira tree: destroy thou all malignity. Let them not snare by day the neck of that Celestial Bird the Sun.