Mantra 24

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्निः पचन् रक्षतु त्वा पुरस्तादिन्द्रो रक्षतु दक्षिणतो मरुत्वान्। वरुणस्त्वा दृंहाद्धरुणे प्रतीच्या उत्तरात् त्वा सोमः सं ददातै

IAST Transliteration

agníḥ pácan rakṣatu tvā purástād índro rakṣatu dakṣiṇató marútvān | váruṇas tvā dṛṃhād dharúṇe pratī́cyā uttárāt tvā sómaḥ sáṃ dadātai ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let Agni, as he cooks, protect thee from the front; let Indra with the Maruts protect thee from the south. Let Varuṇa make thee firm in the supporting base from the west; from the north let Soma set thee wholly in place.

Translation

لِيَحْمِكَ أَغْنِي، وهو يَطْبُخُ، مِنَ الأَمَام؛ وَلْيَحْمِكَ إِنْدْرَا مَعَ المَارُوت مِنَ الجَنُوب. وَلْيُثَبِّتْكَ فَرُونَا فِي القَاعِدَةِ الحَامِلَةِ مِنَ الغَرْب؛ وَمِنَ الشِّمَالِ لِيُقِمْكَ سُومَا تَمَامًا فِي مَوْضِعِكَ.

Word by Word

अग्निःAgni (fire-god)

पचन्cooking, ripening (as he cooks)

रक्षतुmay (he) protect

त्वाyou

पुरस्तात्from/in the front, in the east

इन्द्रःIndra

रक्षतुmay (he) protect

दक्षिणतःfrom the south

मरुत्वान्accompanied by the Maruts

वरुणःVaruṇa

त्वाyou

दृंहात्may (he) make firm/strengthen

धरुणेin the support/firm foundation

प्रतीच्याfrom the west

उत्तरात्from the north

त्वाyou

सोमःSoma

सम्together, completely

ददातैmay (he) bestow/place (upon you)

Attribution

Rishi: As per AV 12.3 Pṛthivī-cycle tradition (seer attribution varies).

Devata: Agni, Indra (with Maruts), Varuṇa, Soma (as guardians of quarters).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (longer pādas; not strict anuṣṭubh).

Mantra Rasa

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