Mantra 9

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यमबध्नाद् बृहस्पतिर्मणिं फालं घृतश्चुतमुग्रं खदिरमोजसे । तं सूर्यः प्रत्यमुञ्चत तेनेमा अजयद् दिशः । सो अस्मै भूतिमिद् दुहे भूयोभूयः श्वःश्वस्तेन त्वं द्विषतो जहि

IAST Transliteration

yám abadhnā́d bṛ́haspátiḥ maṇíṃ phā́laṃ ghṛtaścútam ugráṃ khadiráṃ ójase | táṃ sū́ryaḥ práty amuñcata ténémā́ ajayat díśaḥ | só asmai bhū́tim íd duhē bhū́yo-bhūyaḥ śváḥ-śvaḥ téna tváṃ dviṣatáḥ jahí

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The amulet which Bṛhaspati bound on—a plate, ghee-dropping, fierce, of khadira-wood—for vital force: that Sūrya, in return, unloosed; thereby he conquered these quarters. It yields him prosperity indeed, again and yet again, day after day: with that do thou smite the haters.

Word by Word

यम्whom/which

अबध्नात्bound, fastened

बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati

मणिम्amulet, jewel

फालम्ploughshare (as an amulet-form/name)

घृतश्चुतम्dripping with ghee

उग्रम्fierce, powerful

खदिरम्khadira (Acacia catechu)

ओजसेfor strength, for vigor

तम्that (one/it)

सूर्यःthe Sun

प्रतिtowards, back (in return)

अमुञ्चतreleased, let loose

तेनwith that, by means of that

इमाःthese

अजयत्conquered

दिशःdirections, quarters

सःhe/that

अस्मैto him

भूतिम्prosperity, welfare

इत्indeed, just

दुहेyields, milks out (gives)

भूयःभूयःagain and again, more and more

श्वःश्वःday by day (lit. tomorrow-tomorrow)

तेनwith that (therefore, by that)

त्वम्you

द्विषतःthe haters, enemies

जहिstrike down, slay

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Sūrya and Maṇi

Chandas: Mixed; Anuṣṭubh-like with expansions

Mantra Rasa

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