Mantra 12

Sukta 15

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अपो निषिञ्चन्नसुरः पिता नः श्वसन्तु गर्गरा अपां वरुणाव नीचीरपः सृज । वदन्तु पृश्निबाहवो मण्डूका इरिणानु

IAST Transliteration

ápo níṣiñcann ásuraḥ pitā́ naḥ śvásantu gárgarā apā́ṃ váruṇā́va nícī́r ápaḥ sṛja | vádantu pṛ́śnibāhavo maṇḍūkā́ iriṇā́nu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Pouring down the Waters, our mighty Father—let the gurgling ones breathe. O Varuṇa of the Waters, release the waters downward; let the speckle-armed frogs speak forth along the barren ground.

Word by Word

अपःwaters

निषिञ्चन्pouring down / sprinkling

असुरःAsura (a divine being; here a powerful lord)

पिताfather

नःof us / our

श्वसन्तुlet (them) blow / breathe / hiss

गर्गराःgurgling ones / bubbling streams (gurgles)

अपाम्of the waters

वरुणावthe two Varuṇas (dual form; a paired divine designation)

नीचीःlow-lying / downward-flowing

अपःwaters

सृजrelease / let flow

वदन्तुlet (them) speak

पृश्निबाहवःthose with speckled arms

मण्डूकाःfrogs

इरिणानुalong/over the barren ground (irina)

Attribution

Rishi: AV 4.15 anukramaṇī attribution varies.

Devata: Varuṇa/Āpaḥ; frogs as secondary agents/omens.

Chandas: Mixed; charm-prose cadence with metrical cola.

Mantra Rasa

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