Mantra 3

Sukta 26

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आयुषे त्वा वर्चसे त्वौजसे च बलाय च । यथा हिरण्यतेजसा विभासासि जनाँ अनु

IAST Transliteration

ā́yuṣe tvā várcase tvā ójase ca bálāya ca | yáthā hiraṇyá-tejasā vibhā́sāsi jánāṃ ánu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For life I set thee on; for splendour I set thee on; for vigour and for strength—so that with golden brightness thou mayest shine forth among the people.

Translation

لأجلِ العُمرِ أُقيمُكَ؛ ولأجلِ البهاءِ أُقيمُكَ؛ ولأجلِ القوّةِ ولأجلِ الشدّة—لكي تُشِعَّ بضياءٍ ذهبيٍّ بين الناس.

Word by Word

• आयुषे: for (the sake of) life/long life
• आयुषे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्चसे: for splendor, radiance
• वर्चसे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• ओजसे: for vigor, strength
• ओजसे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• बलाय: for strength
• बलाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• हिरण्यतेजसा: with golden radiance
• हिरण्यतेजसा: करण
• Type: Noun (compound)
• Root: हिरण्य-तेजस् (समास-प्रातिपदिक: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष ‘golden-splendor’)

• विभासासि: you shine forth
• विभासासि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भास् (दीप्तौ)

• जनान्: people, men
• जनान्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: along, after, among
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)

Devata: Hiraṇya-tejas / Varcas (personified splendour)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (2 pādas)

Mantra Rasa

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