Mantra 11

Sukta 94

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

बृहस्पतिर्नः परि पातु पश्चादुतोत्तरस्मादधरादघायोः । इन्द्रः पुरस्तादुत मध्यतो नः सखा सखिभ्यो वरिवः कृणोतु

IAST Transliteration

bŕ̥haspátir naḥ pári pātu paścā́d utóttarasmā́d ádharād aghāyóḥ | índraḥ purástād utá madhyató naḥ sákhā sákhibhyo várivaḥ kr̥ṇotu

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

May Bṛhaspati guard us round about—from behind, and from the north, and from below—against the evil-doer. May Indra, from the front and from the midst, our friend, make free way and favor for our friends.

Word by Word

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: सम्बन्ध (रक्ष्यस्य)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• परि: around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि

• पातु: may (he) protect
• पातु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (रक्षणे)

• पश्चात्: from behind
• पश्चात्: अधिकरण (दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्

• उत: and / also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• उत्तरात्: from the north
• उत्तरात्: अपादान (दिशा)
• Type: Adjective (directional)
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्मात्: from (that side)
• स्मात्: अपादान (दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्मात्

• अधरात्: from below
• अधरात्: अपादान (दिशा)
• Type: Adjective (directional)
• Root: अधर (प्रातिपदिक)

• अघायोः: of the two evils / of the two harms
• अघायोः: सम्बन्ध (पापयोः/अनिष्टयोः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघ (प्रातिपदिक)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरस्तात्: in front / from the east
• पुरस्तात्: अधिकरण (दिशा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस्तात्

• उत: and / also
• उत: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत

• मध्यतः: from the middle / in the midst
• मध्यतः: अपादान/अधिकरण (स्थान)
• Type: Indeclinable (ablatival adverb)
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: our / of us
• नः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• सखा: (as) a friend
• सखा: कर्तृ (विशेषणभावे)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)

• सखिभ्यः: for (his) friends / to friends
• सखिभ्यः: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: सखि (प्रातिपदिक)

• वरिवः: wide space; room; protection; favor
• वरिवः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरिवस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• कृणोतु: may (he) make / grant
• कृणोतु: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (करणे)

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived; associated with Bṛhaspati/Indra protective formulae (exact r̥ṣi to be fixed by RV parallel).

Devata: Bṛhaspati and Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style)

Mantra Rasa

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