Mantra 7

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

हन्वोर्हि जिह्वामदधात् पुरूचीमधा महीमधि शिश्राय वाचम्। स आ वरीवर्ति भुवनेष्वन्तरपो वसानः क उ तच्चिकेत

IAST Transliteration

hánvor hí jihvā́m adadhāt purūcī́m ádha mahī́m ádhi śiśrāya vā́cam | sá ā́ varīvarti bhúvaneṣv antár apó vásānaḥ ká u tát ciketa

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For in the two jaws he set the far-ranging tongue; then, thereon, he established mighty Speech. He ranges within the worlds, within, clothed in the Waters: who indeed hath understood that?

Word by Word

हन्वोःin/of the two jaws

हिindeed, for

जिह्वाम्the tongue

अदधात्he placed, set

पुरूचीम्far-reaching, wide-spreading

अधाthen

महीम्the great (one); greatness

अधिupon

शिश्रायhe rested/leaned (placed firmly)

वाचम्speech, voice

सःhe

आtowards, forth

वरीवर्तिmoves about, turns/roams

भुवनेषुin the worlds

अन्तर्within

अपःthe waters

वसानःwearing, clothed (in)

कःwho?

उindeed, then

तत्that

चिकेतwould know, has perceived

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic speculative seer (hymn-level attribution varies)

Devata: Kaḥ (Prajāpati/Skambha as the unknown ordainer); secondary: Vāc, Āpas

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires scansion confirmation)

Mantra Rasa

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