Mantra 17

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ब्रह्मचर्येण तपसा राजा राष्ट्रं वि रक्षति । आचार्योऽ ब्रह्मचर्येण ब्रह्मचारिणमिच्छते

IAST Transliteration

brahmacaryéṇa tápasā rājā rāṣṭráṃ ví rakṣati | ācāryó brahmacaryéṇa brahmacā́riṇam icchate ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

By holy studentship, by ardent austerity, the King doth guard and widely shield the realm. The Teacher, by that studentship, desireth and seeketh the vowed Student.

Translation

بالبْرَهْمَتشاريا (brahmacarya) وبالتقشّفِ المتّقدِ (tapas)، يحفظُ الملكُ المملكةَ ويذودُ عنها على سَعَتِها. والمعلّمُ (Ācārya)، بتلك البْرَهْمَتشاريا، يرغبُ ويطلبُ الطالبَ الناذرَ (brahmacārin).

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by/through brahmacarya (religious studentship, chastity)
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• तपसा: by austerity, by penance
• तपसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• राष्ट्रम्: the realm, kingdom
• राष्ट्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, widely, thoroughly (prefix to the verb)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• रक्षति: protects, guards
• रक्षति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)

• आचार्यः: the teacher, preceptor
• आचार्यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by/through brahmacarya
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्मचारिणम्: a brahmacārin (student, celibate)
• ब्रह्मचारिणम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इच्छते: desires, seeks
• इच्छते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often attributed to Brahmacārin/Brahmacarya complex in AV 11.5)

Devata: Brahmacarya (personified vow-power) / implicit Brahman

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section)

Mantra Rasa

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