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Mantra 7

Sukta 35

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अव बाधे द्विषन्तं देवपीयुं सपत्ना ये मेऽप ते भवन्तु । ब्रह्मौदनं विश्वजितं पचामि शृण्वन्तु मे श्रद्दधानस्य देवाः

IAST Transliteration

áva bādhe dviṣántaṃ devápīyuṃ sapatnā́ yé me ’pá té bhavantu | brahmáudanáṃ viśvájitaṃ pacāmi śṛṇvántu me śraddádhānasya devā́ḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Away I smite the hater, the god-drinker; the rivals who are mine—away with them, let them be gone. I cook the Brahma-Odana, all-conquering: let the Gods hearken unto me, who act in faith.

Word by Word

अवdown, away (as a preverb)

बाधेI repel, I drive away

द्विषन्तम्the hating one; the hostile (person)

देवपीयुम्the ‘god-drinker’/one who drinks (the share) of the gods (i.e., a rival claimant)

सपत्नाःrivals, adversaries

येwho, which (those who)

मेto me / my

अपaway, off

तेthey, those

भवन्तुlet them be; may they become

ब्रह्मौदनम्the brahma-porridge; sacred cooked rice (ritual gruel)

विश्वजितम्all-conquering; winning all

पचामिI cook

शृण्वन्तुlet them hear

मेme / my

श्रद्दधानस्यof (me) having faith; of the faithful one

देवाःthe gods

Attribution

Rishi: To be verified from Anukramaṇī for AV 4.35.

Devata: Brahman/Devas collectively; the rite targets Sapatna (rival) as adversarial force.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (requires confirmation by scan).

Mantra Rasa

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