Mantra 2

Sukta 81

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नवोनवो भवसि जायमानोऽह्नां केतुरुषसामेष्यग्रम्। भागं देवेभ्यो वि दधास्यायन् प्र चन्द्रमस्तिरसे दीर्घमायुः

IAST Transliteration

návo-navo bhavasi jā́yamāno 'hnā́ṃ ketúr uṣásām eṣy ágram | bhāgáṃ devébhyo ví dadhāsy ā́yan prá candramas tirase dīrghám ā́yuḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Ever new thou becomest, being born; of days a signal, of dawns thou goest in the forefront. As thou movest, thou duly dealest out the gods their portion: O Moon, stretch forth for us long life.

Word by Word

नवः-नवःever new, again and again new

भवसिyou become / you are

जायमानःbeing born, coming into birth

अह्नाम्of the days

केतुःbanner; sign; luminous mark

उषसाम्of the dawns

एषिyou go, you move

अग्रम्the foremost point; the front; the first

भागम्a share, portion

देवेभ्यःto/for the gods

विapart; asunder; distributively

दधासिyou place; you allot; you distribute

आयन्going, as you go

प्रforth; forward

चन्द्रम्bright, shining

स्तिरसेyou spread out; you extend

दीर्घम्long

आयुःlife; lifespan

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in input)

Devata: Candra (Moon)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence (probable; requires metrical verification)

Mantra Rasa

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