सहृदयं सांमनस्यमविद्वेषं कृणोमि वः। अन्यो अन्यमभि हर्यत वत्सं जातमिवाघ्न्या॥
sahṛdayaṁ sāṃmanasyam avidveṣaṁ kṛṇomi vaḥ । anyo anyam abhi haryata vatsaṁ jātam ivāghnyā ॥
Meaning of Sahṛdayaṁ Sāṃmanasyam Avidveṣaṁ Kṛṇomi
A person should perform such actions that nurture love, harmony, and goodwill in the heart. Everyone should treat one another with the same affection and warmth with which a cow loves and cares for her newborn calf.
Word by word
- सहृदयम्sahṛdayam
of one heart, sympathetic
स + हृदय
- सांमनस्यम्sāṃmanasyam
concord of mind, harmony
समनस्
- अविद्वेषम्avidveṣam
freedom from hatred
अ + वि + √द्विष्
- कृणोमिkṛṇomi
I make, I establish
√कृ
- वःvaḥ
for you, among you
युष्मद्
- अन्यो अन्यम्anyo anyam
one another
अन्य
- अभि हर्यतabhi haryata
cherish, take delight in
अभि + √हृ
- वत्सम्vatsam
a calf
वत्स
- जातम्jātam
newborn, newly born
√जन्
- इवiva
like, as
- अघ्न्याaghnyā
a cow, literally one not to be harmed
अ + √हन्
Commentary
The mantra begins with three closely joined ideals: sahṛdayam, a shared or sympathetic heart; sāṃmanasyam, concord of mind; and avidveṣam, freedom from mutual hatred. It then turns from these abstract qualities to an intimate image, asking people to cherish one another as a cow cherishes her newborn calf. The verb haryata is an active appeal to value and delight in one another, so concord here is expressed not merely as the absence of conflict but as positive mutual affection. The word aghnyā, a Vedic designation for the cow, literally carries the sense of one who is not to be harmed, adding gentleness and protection to the maternal comparison. The supplied meaning presents this teaching as a guide to one's actions, emphasizing love, harmony and goodwill in everyday conduct. That is a natural modern application of the mantra's direct appeal for shared feeling and reciprocal care: communities become cohesive when people consciously replace hostility with warmth and regard for one another.
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