Mantra 3

Sukta 11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शं नो अज एकपाद् देवो अस्तु शमहिर्बुध्न्यः१ शं समुद्रः । शं नो अपां नपात् पेरुरस्तु शं नः पृश्निर्भवतु देवगोपा

IAST Transliteration

śáṃ no ajá ékapād devó astu | śám ahír budhnyàḥ śáṃ samudráḥ || śáṃ no apā́ṃ nápāt pérur astu | śáṃ naḥ pṛ́śnir bhavatu devágopā ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Weal unto us—may the god Ajá Ekapād be gracious; weal (unto us)—may the Serpent of the Deep (be weal), weal (unto us) the Ocean. Weal unto us—may Apām Napāt, Péru, be gracious; weal unto us—may Pṛśni be gracious, god-guarded (or guarding the gods).

Word by Word

शम्auspiciously; well; for welfare

नःof us; our

अजःAja (a deity-name)

एकपात्the One-footed (Ekapād)

देवःthe god

अस्तुmay (he) be

शम्auspiciously; for welfare

अहिर्बुध्न्यःAhirbudhnya (serpent of the deep)

शम्auspiciously; for welfare

समुद्रःthe ocean

शम्auspiciously; for welfare

नःof us; our

अपाम्of the waters

नपात्offspring/son (as in ‘Apāṃ Napāt’)

पेरुःPeru (a divine epithet/name)

अस्तुmay (he) be

शम्auspiciously; for welfare

नःof us; our

पृश्निःPṛśni (a divine mother/cow/earth figure)

भवतुmay (she) become; may (she) be

देवगोपाprotected/guarded by the gods (or: guarding the gods)

Attribution

Rishi: Late śānti compilation; variable attribution.

Devata: Ajá Ekapād; Ahí Budhnya; Samudra; Apām Napāt; Pṛśni.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like śānti litany.

Mantra Rasa

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