Mantra 5

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सं वो मनांसि सं व्रता समाकूतीर्नमामसि । अमी ये विव्रता स्थन तान् वः सं नमयामसि

IAST Transliteration

sáṃ vo manā́ṃsi sáṃ vratā́ samākū́tīr namāmasi | amī́ ye vivratā́ sthána tā́n vaḥ sáṃ namayāmasi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Together your minds, together your vows, together your purposes—these we bow (into concord). Those who are vowless, disorderly, standing apart—those we, for your sake, bend down into unity.

Word by Word

सम्together, completely

वःof you (pl.)

मनांसिminds

सम्together

व्रतानिvows, observances

सम्together

आकूतीःintentions, resolves

नमामसिwe bow (to), we reverence

अमीthose (yonder)

येwho

विव्रताःwithout vows; of broken observance

स्थनstand; remain

तान्them

वःof you (pl.)

सम्together; completely

नमयामसिwe cause to bow; we subdue/bring into submission

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for AV 3.8)

Devata: Saṃmanas (Concord) / Viśve Devāḥ implicitly as enforcers of vrata

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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