Mantra 1

Sukta 98

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

हविः। सं बर्हिरक्तं हविषा घृतेन समिन्द्रेण वसुना सं मरुद्भिः । सं देवैर्विश्वदेवेभिरक्तमिन्द्रं गच्छतु हविः स्वाहा

IAST Transliteration

havíḥ | sáṃ barhír aktáṃ havíṣā ghṛténa sám índreṇa vásunā sáṃ marúdbhiḥ | sáṃ deváir viśvádevebhir aktám índraṃ gacchatu havíḥ svā́hā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The oblation:—With ghee anointed be the Barhis, with the offering; in union with Indra, with the Vasus, in union with the Maruts; in union with the Gods, the All-Gods—anointed—let the oblation go unto Indra. Svāhā.

Translation

Die Opfergabe:—Mit Ghee gesalbt sei das Barhis, zusammen mit der Opfergabe; in Vereinigung mit Indra, mit den Vasus, in Vereinigung mit den Maruts; in Vereinigung mit den Göttern, mit den Allgöttern—gesalbt—möge die Opfergabe zu Indra gehen. Svāhā.

Word by Word

हविःoblation, offering

सम्together, with

बर्हिःwith sacred grass (barhis)

अक्तम्smeared, anointed

हविषाwith oblation

घृतेनwith ghee

सम्together, with

इन्द्रेणwith Indra

वसुनाwith the Vasu (a Vasu deity/wealth-giver)

सम्together, with

मरुद्भिःwith the Maruts

सम्together, with

देवैःwith the gods

विश्वदेवेभिःwith the All-Gods (Viśvedevas)

अक्तम्smeared, anointed

इन्द्रम्Indra (as the destination)

गच्छतुmay it go

हविःthe oblation

स्वाहाsvāhā (ritual exclamation)

Attribution

Rishi: Requires hymn colophon consultation.

Devata: Indra (primary); associated divine groups: Vasus, Maruts, Viśve Devāḥ.

Chandas: Predominantly triṣṭubh-like cadence, though Atharvanic liturgical lines may be irregular.

Mantra Rasa

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