{
  "id": "yajurveda/20.18",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/20.18/",
  "work": {
    "key": "yajurveda",
    "title": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "20.18",
  "speaker": "Sautrāmaṇī · to Varuṇa and the avabhṛtha",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "यद् आपो ऽ अघ्न्या ऽ इति वरुणेति शपामहे ततो वरुण नो मुञ्च ।\nअवभृथ निचुम्पुण निचेरुर् असि निचुम्पुणः ।\nअव देवैर् देवकृतम् एनो ऽयक्ष्य् अव मर्त्यैर् मर्त्यकृतम् ।\nपुरुराव्णो देव रिषस् पाहि ॥ २०.१८ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "yad āpo ' aghnyā ' iti varuṇeti śapāmahe tato varuṇa no muñca |\navabhṛtha nicumpuṇa nicerur asi nicumpuṇaḥ |\nava devair devakṛtam eno 'yakṣy ava martyair martyakṛtam |\npururāvṇo deva riṣas pāhi || 20.18 ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "yat",
      "meaning": "that which",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āpaḥ",
      "meaning": "waters",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "aghnyāḥ",
      "meaning": "not to be slain (cows/waters)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "varuṇa-iti",
      "meaning": "Varuṇa, thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śapāmahe",
      "meaning": "we swear, we invoke",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "tataḥ",
      "meaning": "from that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "varuṇa",
      "meaning": "O Varuṇa",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "naḥ",
      "meaning": "us",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "muñca",
      "meaning": "release",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "avabhṛtha",
      "meaning": "O avabhṛtha (ritual bath)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "niścumpuṇa",
      "meaning": "O niścumpuṇa (ritual term)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "niceruḥ",
      "meaning": "descending",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asi",
      "meaning": "you are",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "niścumpuṇaḥ",
      "meaning": "niścumpuṇa",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ava",
      "meaning": "down, away",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "devaiḥ",
      "meaning": "by the gods",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "devakṛtam",
      "meaning": "done by gods",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "enaḥ",
      "meaning": "sin, fault",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ayakṣi",
      "meaning": "you (are) not worshipped",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ava",
      "meaning": "down, away",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "martyaiḥ",
      "meaning": "by mortals",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "martyakṛtam",
      "meaning": "done by mortals",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pururāvṇaḥ",
      "meaning": "O much-praised one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "deva",
      "meaning": "O god",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "riṣaḥ",
      "meaning": "harm",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pāhi",
      "meaning": "protect",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "जो जल 'अघ्न्या' है, उसकी हम 'वरुण' नाम से शपथ लेते हैं; हे वरुण, तब हमें मुक्त कीजिए। हे अवभृथ, हे निचुम्पुण, तुम नीचे उतरने वाले निचुम्पुण हो। देवों द्वारा किया गया पाप और मर्त्यों द्वारा किया गया पाप दूर हो; हे देव, हे बहुत प्रशंसित, हिंसा से रक्षा करो।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "எந்த நீரை 'அக்னியா' என்று வருணனின் பெயரால் ஆணையிடுகிறோமோ, அதிலிருந்து வருணா, எங்களை விடுவி. அவபृथா, நிசும்புணா, நீ கீழிறங்கும் நிசும்புணன். தேவர்கள் செய்த பாபமும் மனிதர்கள் செய்த பாபமும் விலகட்டும்; பலராலும் புகழப்படும் தேவனே, துன்பத்திலிருந்து காப்பாய்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "ఏ జలాన్ని 'అఘ్న్యా' అని వరుణుని పేరిట ప్రమాణం చేస్తామో, ఆ జలం నుండి వరుణా, మమ్మల్ని విడిపించు. అవభృథా, నిచుంపుణా, నీవు క్రిందికి దిగే నిచుంపుణుడవు. దేవతలు చేసిన పాపం, మర్త్యులు చేసిన పాపం విడిచిపోవు గాక; బహుప్రశంసితుడైన దేవా, హింస నుండి రక్షించు.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಯಾವ ನೀರನ್ನು 'ಅಘ್ನ್ಯಾ' ಎಂದು ವರುಣನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇವೆಯೋ, ಅದರಿಂದ ವರುಣನೇ, ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡು. ಅವಭೃಥವೇ, ನಿಚುಂಪುಣನೇ, ನೀನು ಕೆಳಗಿಳಿಯುವ ನಿಚುಂಪುಣ. ದೇವತೆಗಳಿಂದ ಆದ ಪಾಪ, ಮರ್ತ್ಯರಿಂದ ಆದ ಪಾಪ ದೂರವಾಗಲಿ; ಬಹುಪ್ರಶಂಸಿತ ದೇವನೇ, ಹಾನಿಯಿಂದ ರಕ್ಷಿಸು.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ഏതു ജലത്തെ 'അഘ്ന്യ' എന്നു വരുണന്റെ നാമത്തിൽ ഞങ്ങൾ ശപഥം ചെയ്യുന്നുവോ, അതിൽ നിന്ന് വരുണാ, ഞങ്ങളെ മോചിപ്പിക്കേണമേ. അവഭൃഥമേ, നിചുമ്പുണമേ, നീ താഴേക്കിറങ്ങുന്ന നിചുമ്പുണനാകുന്നു. ദേവന്മാർ ചെയ്ത പാപവും മർത്യർ ചെയ്ത പാപവും അകന്നുപോകട്ടെ; ബഹുപ്രശംസിതനായ ദേവാ, ഹിംസയിൽ നിന്ന് രക്ഷിക്കേണമേ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "যে জলকে 'অঘ্ন্যা' বলে বরুণের নামে আমরা শপথ করি, সেখান থেকে হে বরুণ, আমাদের মুক্ত করো। হে অবভৃথ, হে নিচুম্পুণ, তুমি নিচে অবতরণকারী নিচুম্পুণ। দেবতাদের কৃত এবং মর্ত্যদের কৃত পাপ দূর হোক; হে বহুপ্রশংসিত দেব, ক্ষতি থেকে রক্ষা করো।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "ज्या पाण्याला 'अघ्न्या' म्हणून वरुणाच्या नावाने आम्ही शपथ घेतो, तेथून हे वरुणा, आम्हाला मुक्त कर. हे अवभृथा, हे निचुम्पुणा, तू खाली उतरणारा निचुम्पुण आहेस. देवांनी केलेले आणि मर्त्यांनी केलेले पाप दूर होवो; हे बहुप्रशंसित देवा, हानीपासून रक्षण कर.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "જે જળને 'અઘ્ન્યા' કહીને વરુણના નામે અમે શપથ લઈએ છીએ, ત્યાંથી હે વરુણ, અમને મુક્ત કરો. હે અવભૃથ, હે નિચુમ્પુણ, તમે નીચે ઊતરનાર નિચુમ્પુણ છો. દેવોએ કરેલું અને મર્ત્યોએ કરેલું પાપ દૂર થાઓ; હે બહુપ્રશંસિત દેવ, હિંસાથી રક્ષા કરો.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਜਿਸ ਜਲ ਨੂੰ 'ਅਘ੍ਨ੍ਯਾ' ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਵਰੁਣ ਦੇ ਨਾਮ ਤੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਸਹੁੰ ਖਾਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ, ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਹੇ ਵਰੁਣ, ਸਾਨੂੰ ਮੁਕਤ ਕਰੋ। ਹੇ ਅਵਭ੍ਰਿਥ, ਹੇ ਨਿਚੁੰਪੁਣ, ਤੂੰ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਉਤਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਨਿਚੁੰਪੁਣ ਹੈਂ। ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਪਾਪ ਦੂਰ ਹੋਵੇ; ਹੇ ਬਹੁਪ੍ਰਸ਼ੰਸਿਤ ਦੇਵ, ਹਾਨੀ ਤੋਂ ਬਚਾਓ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ଯେଉଁ ଜଳକୁ 'ଅଘ୍ନ୍ୟା' ବୋଲି ବରୁଣଙ୍କ ନାମରେ ଆମେ ଶପଥ କରୁ, ସେଥିରୁ ହେ ବରୁଣ, ଆମକୁ ମୁକ୍ତ କର। ହେ ଅବଭୃଥ, ହେ ନିଚୁମ୍ପୁଣ, ତୁମେ ତଳକୁ ଓହ୍ଲାଉଥିବା ନିଚୁମ୍ପୁଣ। ଦେବତାମାନଙ୍କ ଓ ମର୍ତ୍ୟମାନଙ୍କ କୃତ ପାପ ଦୂର ହେଉ; ହେ ବହୁପ୍ରଶଂସିତ ଦେବ, କ୍ଷତିରୁ ରକ୍ଷା କର।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "جس پانی کو 'اغھنیا' کہہ کر ہم ورن کے نام کی قسم کھاتے ہیں، اُس سے اے ورن، ہمیں آزاد کر۔ اے اوَبھرتھ، اے نِچُمپُن، تُو نیچے اترنے والا نِچُمپُن ہے۔ دیوتاؤں کا کیا ہوا اور فانیوں کا کیا ہوا گناہ دور ہو؛ اے بہت سراہے گئے دیو، نقصان سے بچا۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "From the waters called 'not to be slain', we swear by the name of Varuṇa; from that, O Varuṇa, release us. O avabhṛtha, O niścumpuṇa, you are the descending niścumpuṇa. Let the sin done by the gods and the sin done by mortals be away; O much-praised god, protect us from harm.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "De las aguas llamadas 'aghnyā' juramos por el nombre de Varuṇa; de ellas, oh Varuṇa, líbranos. Oh avabhṛtha, oh niścumpuṇa, tú eres el niścumpuṇa que desciende. Que la falta cometida por los dioses y la cometida por los mortales se aparte; oh dios muy alabado, protégenos del daño.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Des eaux appelées « aghnyā », nous jurons par le nom de Varuṇa ; de cela, ô Varuṇa, délivre-nous. Ô avabhṛtha, ô niścumpuṇa, tu es le niścumpuṇa qui descend. Que la faute commise par les dieux et celle commise par les mortels s'écartent ; ô dieu très loué, protège-nous du mal.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Von den Wassern, die 'aghnyā' heißen, schwören wir beim Namen Varuṇas; davon, o Varuṇa, befreie uns. O avabhṛtha, o niścumpuṇa, du bist der herabsteigende niścumpuṇa. Die von den Göttern begangene und die von Sterblichen begangene Schuld soll weichen; o vielgepriesener Gott, bewahre uns vor Schaden.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Das águas chamadas 'aghnyā' juramos pelo nome de Varuṇa; delas, ó Varuṇa, liberta-nos. Ó avabhṛtha, ó niścumpuṇa, tu és o niścumpuṇa que desce. Que a falta cometida pelos deuses e a cometida pelos mortais se afastem; ó deus muito louvado, protege-nos do dano.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "От вод, называемых «не подлежащие убиению», мы клянёмся именем Варуны; от этого, о Варуна, освободи нас. О авабхрита, о ничумпуна, ты — нисходящий ничумпуна. Пусть грех, совершённый богами, и грех, совершённый смертными, будет отдалён; о многохвалимый бог, защити от вреда.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "我们以瓦鲁那之名对那名为“不可杀”的水起誓；瓦鲁那啊，请从此解脱我们。阿婆伯利陀啊，尼楚蒙普那啊，你是下降的尼楚蒙普那。愿诸神所作之罪、凡人所作之罪都远离；多受赞颂的神啊，请保护我们免受伤害。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "「不殺」と呼ばれる水にかけて、ヴァルナの名において誓う。その水から、ヴァルナよ、我らを解き放ち給え。アヴァブリタよ、ニチュンプナよ、汝は降り来るニチュンプナである。神々の犯した罪と死すべき者の犯した罪よ、離れ去れ。多く讃えられる神よ、害から守り給え。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "من المياه المسماة «غير القابلة للقتل» نقسم باسم فارونا؛ فمن ذلك، يا فارونا، أطلقنا. يا أفابهرتا، يا نيتشومبونا، أنت نيتشومبونا النازل. لتزل الخطيئة التي ارتكبتها الآلهة والخطيئة التي ارتكبها الفانون؛ يا إلهًا كثير الثناء، احفظنا من الأذى.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Dari air yang disebut 'aghnyā' kami bersumpah atas nama Varuṇa; dari itu, wahai Varuṇa, bebaskanlah kami. Wahai avabhṛtha, wahai niścumpuṇa, engkaulah niścumpuṇa yang turun. Biarlah dosa yang dilakukan para dewa dan yang dilakukan manusia menjauh; wahai dewa yang sangat dipuji, lindungilah dari bahaya.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "จากน้ำที่เรียกว่า ‘ไม่ควรถูกฆ่า’ พวกเราปฏิญาณในพระนามของพระวรุณ โอ้พระวรุณ ขอทรงปลดปล่อยพวกเราจากสิ่งนั้น โอ้อวภฤถะ โอ้นิจุมปุณะ ท่านคือนิจุมปุณะผู้ลงมา ขอให้บาปที่เทพทั้งหลายกระทำและบาปที่มนุษย์กระทำจงหลุดไป โอ้เทพผู้ได้รับการสรรเสริญมาก ขอทรงคุ้มครองพวกเราให้พ้นจากอันตราย",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Śukla Yajurveda, Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā, Mādhyandina recension (unaccented, as on Wikisource), Sanskrit Wikisource, page “शुक्लयजुर्वेदः/अध्यायः २०” (revision 335695)",
    "license": "Public domain text; Wikisource page CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://sa.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%83%2F%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83_%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6&oldid=335695"
  },
  "topics": [
    "sautrāmaṇī",
    "purification",
    "varuṇa",
    "absolution"
  ],
  "citation": "Yajurveda Saṃhitā 20.18. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/yajurveda/20.18/"
}