Mantra 4

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मुञ्चामि त्वा वैश्वानरादर्णवान्महतस्परि । सजातानुग्रेहा वद ब्रह्म चाप चिकीहि नः

IAST Transliteration

muñcā́mi tvā vaiśvānarád arṇavā́n mahatáḥ párí | sajātā́nugrehā́ vada bráhma cā́pa cikīhi naḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

I loose thee forth from Vaiśvānara, from the ocean-flood, from the mighty one that hems thee round about. O connate Power, speak forth the spell; and, O Waters, take knowledge of us.

Translation

আমি তোমাকে বৈশ্বানর থেকে, অর্ণব (সমুদ্র-প্রলয়) থেকে, এবং যে মহৎ তোমাকে চারদিকে ঘিরে রেখেছে—তা থেকে মুক্ত করি। হে সহজাত (সজাত) উগ্রেহা-শক্তি, ব্রহ্ম (মন্ত্র) উচ্চারণ কর; আর হে আপঃ (জল), আমাদের পরিচয় গ্রহণ কর।

Word by Word

मुञ्चामिI release / set free

त्वाyou (as object)

वैश्वानरात्from Vaiśvānara (Agni / the universal fire)

अर्णवात्from the flood/ocean

महतःfrom the great (one)

परिaround; away from (as a preverb/adverb)

सजातान्those born together; kindred

उग्रेहाO Ugreha (proper name / epithet)

वदspeak; declare

ब्रह्मthe sacred utterance; prayer/spell

चand

अपaway; off

चिकीहिperceive/understand; take notice

नःof us; our

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Vaiśvānara (Agni) and Āpas (Waters); secondarily the personified ‘seizure/after-seizure’ as adversary

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; AV 1 often predominantly anuṣṭubh—confirmable against padapāṭha metrical count in a critical edition)

Mantra Rasa

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