Mantra 3

Sukta 37

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऊर्जे त्वा बलाय त्वौजसे सहसे त्वा । अभिभूयाय त्वा राष्ट्रभृत्याय पर्यूहामि शतशारदाय

IAST Transliteration

ū́rje tvā́ bálāya tvā́ ójase sáhase tvā | abhíbhūyā́ya tvā rā́ṣṭrabhṛ́tyāya pár yūhāmi śatáśāradāya

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For sap and sustenance I invest thee; for strength I invest thee; for vigor I invest thee; for conquering might I invest thee. For the upholding of the kingdom I bear thee about, that thou mayest endure for a hundred autumns.

Word by Word

• ऊर्जे: for strength/nourishment
• ऊर्जे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ज्/ऊर्जा (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• बलाय: for power/strength
• बलाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• ओजसे: for vigor/energy
• ओजसे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओजस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सहसे: for might/force
• सहसे: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• अभिभूयाय: for overpowering/conquest
• अभिभूयाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun (verbal noun) / Adjective
• Root: अभि-भू (धातु) → अभिभूय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, भाव/उद्देश्य)

• त्वा: you
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• राष्ट्रभृत्याय: for supporting the realm/kingdom
• राष्ट्रभृत्याय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: राष्ट्र-भृत्य (समास-प्रातिपदिक) [राष्ट्रस्य भृत्यः/भरणकर्ता]

• पर्यूहामि: I bring/lead around; I bestow/arrange
• पर्यूहामि: कर्तृ
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-ऊह् (धातु; ‘उह्/ऊह्’ = वह/समूह/आहर)

• शतशारदाय: for a hundred autumns (i.e., for long life)
• शतशारदाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Adjective (used as purpose/benefit term) / Noun
• Root: शत-शारद (समास-प्रातिपदिक) [शतं शारदाः यस्य/यावत्]

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late book; specific r̥ṣi not securely fixed without Anukramaṇī consultation).

Devata: Abstract powers (Ūrj, Bala, Ojas, Sahas, Abhibhūti) oriented toward rāṣṭra (realm).

Chandas: Mixed/late Atharvanic cadence; functionally treated as anuṣṭubh-like in ritual recitation.

Mantra Rasa

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