Mantra 3

Sukta 92

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तनूष्टे वाजिन् तन्वं१ नयन्ती वाममस्मभ्यं धावतु शर्म तुभ्यम्। अह्रुतो महो धरुणाय देवो दिवीऽव ज्योतिः स्वमा मिमीयात्

IAST Transliteration

tanū́s te vā́jin tanvàṁ nayántī vā́mam asmábhyaṁ dhā́vatu śárma túbhyam | áhruto máho dharúṇāya devó diví ’va jyótiḥ svám ā́ mimīyāt ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thy body, O racer—thy body as it bears thee onward—let it run to win the good for us, and safety for thyself. Unharmed, for great glory and for firm support, may the god from heaven measure out unto thee his own light.

Word by Word

• तनूः: body, person
• तनूः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (genitive) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वाजिन्: O Vājin (O strong/steed-like one)
• वाजिन्: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative epithet)
• Root: वाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < वाज (strength/prize)

• तन्वम्: body (as object)
• तन्वम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनू (प्रातिपदिक)

• नयन्ती: (she) leads
• नयन्ती: कर्तृ (क्रियापद)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) ‘to lead’

• वामम्: good, desirable (boon)
• वामम्: कर्म (नयन्ती/धावतु के साथ) / विशेष्य
• Type: Adjective/Noun
• Root: वाम (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मभ्यम्: to us, for us
• अस्मभ्यम्: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• धावतु: let (it/he) run/hasten
• धावतु: क्रिया (आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धाव् (धातु) ‘to run, hasten’

• शर्म: shelter, protection, comfort
• शर्म: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तुभ्यम्: to you, for you
• तुभ्यम्: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अह्रुतः: unerring, not deceitful/straight
• अह्रुतः: कर्तृ (देवः का विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अह्रुत (प्रातिपदिक) < a- + √ह्रु/ह्रव् ‘to be crooked/deceive’ (neg.)

• महः: of great might
• महः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत्/महस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• धरुणाय: for support, for firm foundation
• धरुणाय: सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य) / प्रयोजन
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरुण (प्रातिपदिक) ‘support, foundation’

• देवः: the god
• देवः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘heaven’

• अव: down, forth (as preverb)
• अव: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• ज्योतिः: light, radiance
• ज्योतिः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वम्: his own
• स्वम्: कर्म (ज्योतिः का विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• आ: towards, unto (as preverb)
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग)

• मिमीयात्: may (he) measure out / apportion
• मिमीयात्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: मा (धातु) ‘to measure, mete out’

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: A high god as apportioner of jyotis (often read as Savitṛ/Indra in functional terms); protective-success force

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī mixed (practical, possibly irregular)

Mantra Rasa

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