Mantra 12

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अभिक्रन्दन् स्तनयन्नरुणः शितिङ्गो बृहच्छेपोऽनु भूमौ जभार । ब्रह्मचारी सिञ्चति सानौ रेतः पृथिव्यां तेन जीवन्ति प्रदिशश्चतस्रः

IAST Transliteration

abhikrándan stanáyann aruṇáḥ śitíṅgo bṛhácchepo ’nú bhū́mau jabhāra | brahmacārī siñcati sā́nau rétaḥ pṛthivyā́ṃ téna jīvanti pradíśaś cátasraḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Roaring aloud, thundering, the ruddy one, bright-horned, great-trailed, bore it along and set it upon the earth. The Brahmacārin sprinkles seed upon the height; thereby the Earth is quickened, and by that the four quarters live.

Word by Word

अभिक्रन्दन्crying out, roaring

स्तनयन्thundering

अरुणःthe ruddy one (Aruna)

शितिङ्गःsharp-horned / with pointed horns

बृहच्छेपःhaving a great tail (lit. great appendage)

अनुalong, following

भूमौon the earth/ground

जभारhe bore / carried

ब्रह्मचारीthe brahmacārin (religious student)

सिञ्चतिsprinkles, pours

सानौon the ridge/summit

रेतःseed, semen

पृथिव्याम्in/on the earth

तेनby that, with that

जीवन्तिthey live

प्रदिशःthe regions/directions

चतस्रःfour

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (associated with brahmacārin-speculation in AV 11.5)

Devata: Brahmacārin / Prajāpati-power (implicit); Earth and the Quarters as recipients

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (late Atharvanic speculative style; not strictly uniform anuṣṭubh)

Mantra Rasa

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