Mantra 3

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्वस्तितं मे सुप्रातः सुसायं सुदिवं सुमृगं सुशकुनं मे अस्तु । सुहवमग्ने स्वस्त्य१मर्त्यं गत्वा पुनरायाभिनन्दन्

IAST Transliteration

svastítaṃ me suprā́taḥ susā́yaṃ sudívaṃ sumṛgáṃ suśakúnaṃ me astu | suhávam agne svastí amártyaṃ gatvā́ púnar ā́ya abhinándan ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let welfare be mine—good morning, good evening, good day; good fortune in the wild, good omen-bird be mine. O Agni, easy to invoke—(grant) immortal welfare: having gone forth, come back again rejoicing.

Word by Word

स्वस्तितम्most auspicious / very auspicious

मेfor me / my

सुप्रातःhaving a good morning

सुसायम्having a good evening

सुदिवम्having a good day / bright day

सुमृगम्with good game/animals; good as a deer (auspicious)

सुशकुनम्with good omens

मेfor me / my

अस्तुlet it be

सुहवम्easy to invoke / well-invoked

अग्नेO Agni

स्वस्तिwell-being; hail; auspiciousness

अमर्त्यम्immortal

गत्वाhaving gone

पुनःagain

आयcoming; return; arrival

अभिनन्दन्(they) greeted / welcomed / rejoiced at

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Agni; Svasti (welfare) as operative power

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (svasti formula style)

Mantra Rasa

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