Mantra 8

Sukta 14

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्रतीच्यां दिशि भसदमस्य धेह्युत्तरस्यां दिश्युत्तरं धेहि पार्श्वम्। ऊर्ध्वायां दिश्य१जस्यानूकं धेहि दिशि ध्रुवायां धेहि पाजस्यऽमन्तरिक्षे मध्यतो मध्यमस्य

IAST Transliteration

pratī́cyāṃ diśí bhasadám asyá dhehy ùttarasyāṃ diśy ùttaráṃ dhehi pārśvám | ūrdhvā́yāṃ diśy àjasyānū́kaṃ dhehi diśí dhrúvāyāṃ dhehi pājásyàntárikṣe madhyatáḥ mádhyam asyá

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In the western quarter set thou the rump of this; in the northern quarter set thou the northern portion—set the flank. In the upward quarter set thou the goat’s back-bone; in the steadfast quarter set thou the vigorous part; in mid-air, from the middle, set thou its middle.

Word by Word

प्रतीच्याम्in the western (direction)

दिशिin the direction

भसदम्the rump/backside (hind-part)

अस्यof this (one)

धेहिplace! / set!

उत्तरस्याम्in the northern (direction)

दिशिin the direction

उत्तरम्the upper/northern part

धेहिplace! / set!

पार्श्वम्the side/flank

ऊर्ध्वायाम्in the upward (direction)

दिशिin the direction

जस्यof the jaw/cheek-bone (jás-)

अनूकम्the nape/neck-ridge (upper back of neck)

धेहिplace! / set!

दिशिin the direction

ध्रुवायाम्in the fixed/steady (direction)

धेहिplace! / set!

पाजस्यम्the strength/vigor (pā́jasya-)

अन्तरिक्षेin the mid-air/atmosphere

मध्यतःfrom the middle / in the middle

मध्यमम्the middle part

अस्यof this (one)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this cluster)

Devata: Diśaḥ (Directions) / ritual body as empowered construct

Chandas: Mixed/irregular (prose-like operational cadence; not a strict RV-style stanza)

Mantra Rasa

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