Mantra 8
Sukta 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स नो भवः परि वृणक्तु विश्वत आप इवाग्निः परि वृणक्तु नो भवः । मा नोऽभि मांस्त नमो अस्त्वस्मै
IAST Transliteration
sá no bhaváḥ pári vṛṇaktu viśváta ā́pa ivā́gníḥ pári vṛṇaktu no bhaváḥ | mā no ’bhí māṁsta námo astv asmai ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
May Bhava encompass us on every side, as waters (encompass), as fire (encompasses): may Bhava encompass us. Smite us not; to him be reverence.
Word by Word
सःhe / that (one)
सः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → स
नःfor us / to us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → नः
भवःBhava (a name/aspect of Rudra); the beneficent one
भवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभव (प्रातिपदिक; ‘भव’ = कल्याण/रक्षा/हितकर-भाव) अथवा ‘भव’ (रुद्र-नाम)
परिaround; all around
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वृणक्तुmay (he) ward off / keep away
वृणक्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृज्/√वृण् (वृणक्ति) ‘to ward off, keep away; to cover/enclose’
विश्वतःfrom all sides; on every side
विश्वतः:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय) → विश्वतः
आपःwaters
आपः:
उपमान (उपमा-प्रयोगे) / कर्तृ (अन्तर्निहित)
TypeNoun
Rootआप् (प्रातिपदिक)
इवlike; as
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात/अव्यय)
अग्निःAgni (fire)
अग्निः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
परिaround
परि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपरि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
वृणक्तुmay (he) ward off
वृणक्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√वृज्/√वृण् (वृणक्ति)
नःfor us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् → नः
भवःBhava
भवः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootभव (प्रातिपदिक) / रुद्र-नाम
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध-अव्यय)
नःus / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् → नः
अभिtowards; against
अभि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअभि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मांसिflesh (pieces of flesh)
मांसि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootमांस (प्रातिपदिक)
नमःobeisance; reverence
नमः:
कर्तृ (अस्ति-क्रियायाः) / भावः
TypeNoun
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुlet there be / may it be
अस्तु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√अस् (भू) ‘to be’
अस्मैto him / for him
अस्मै:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्मै
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Bhava (Rudra)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with extended cadence)
Mantra Rasa
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