Mantra 34

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

चित्रं देवानां केतुरनीकं ज्योतिष्मान् प्रदिशः सूर्य उद्यन्। दिवाकरोऽति द्युम्नैस्तमांसि विश्वातारीद् दुरितानि शुक्रः

IAST Transliteration

citrám devā́nāṃ ketúr anī́kaṃ jyótiṣmān pradíśaḥ sū́rya udyán | divākaró ’ti dyumnáis tamā́ṃsi víśvātārīd duritā́ni śukráḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Wondrous, the gods’ bright signal, the luminous face—Sun, arising, (illumining) the quarters. The maker of day, with splendors, hath passed beyond the darknesses; the bright one hath carried us over all evils.

Word by Word

चित्रम्bright, variegated

देवानाम्of the gods

केतुःbanner; sign; ray

अनीकम्face; front; appearance

ज्योतिष्मान्luminous

प्रदिशःthe directions (quarters)

सूर्यःthe Sun

उद्यन्rising

दिवाकरःday-maker (Sun)

अतिover; beyond

द्यु्म्नैःwith splendors; with brilliance

तमांसिdarknesses

विश्वाall

अतारीत्crossed over; overcame

दुरितानिevils; misfortunes

शुक्रःbright; pure

Attribution

Rishi: Solar seer tradition; verify in anukramaṇī.

Devata: Sūrya (Divākara).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (verify).

Mantra Rasa

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