Mantra 7

Sukta 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

दिवं पृथिवीमन्वन्तरिक्षं ये विद्युतमनुसंचरन्ति । ये दिक्ष्व१न्तर्ये वाते अन्तस्तेभ्यो अग्निभ्यो हुतमस्त्वेतत्

IAST Transliteration

dívam pṛthivī́m ánv antárikṣaṃ yé vidyútam anusáṃcaranti | yé dikṣv àntar yé vā́te antás tébhyo agníbhyo hutám astv etát ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

They who range through heaven and earth and mid-air, who move attendant on the lightning; who are within the quarters, who are within the wind—to those Agnis be this oblation offered; let it be so.

Word by Word

दिवम्heaven, the sky

पृथिवीम्earth

अनुalong, after

अन्तरिक्षम्mid-air, atmosphere

येwho (those who)

विद्युतम्lightning

अनुfollowing

संचरन्तिthey move about, they roam

येwho

दिक्षुin the directions

अन्तःwithin, inside

येwho

वातेin the wind

अन्तःwithin

तेभ्यःto them

अग्निभ्यःto the fires (Agni-powers)

हुतम्offered, oblation

अस्तुlet it be

एतत्this

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Agnis in the three worlds; lightning-Agni; directional/wind-Agni

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with extended syntactic span)

Mantra Rasa

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