Mantra 26

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यमबध्नाद् बृहस्पतिर्देवेभ्यो असुरक्षितिम्। स मायं मणिरागमदूर्जया पयसा सह द्रविणेन श्रिया सह

IAST Transliteration

yám abadʰnād bṛ́haspátir devébhyo ásura-kṣitim | sá māyáṃ maṇír ā́gamat ū́rjayā páyasā sahá dráviṇena śríyā sahá ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Whom Bṛhaspati bound on for the Gods, (to win) the Asura’s stronghold—this Jewel came hither with its wondrous power, together with strength and milk, with wealth, together with Fortune.

Translation

Celui que Bṛhaspati lia pour les Dieux afin de conquérir la forteresse des Asura — ce Joyau est venu ici avec sa Māyā (puissance merveilleuse), avec la force et le lait, avec la richesse, avec Śrī, la Fortune.

Word by Word

• यम्: whom/which (him)
• यम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अबध्नात्: bound, fastened
• अबध्नात्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध्

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun (proper/deity)
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• देवेभ्यः: for the gods
• देवेभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• असुरक्षितिम्: the Asura’s dominion/abode (lit. ‘asura-dwelling/realm’)
• असुरक्षितिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर-क्षिति (समास-प्रातिपदिक)

• सः: he
• सः: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• मायाम्: magic, illusion, wondrous power
• मायाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक)

• मणिः: the amulet/gem
• मणिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)

• आगमत्: came, arrived
• आगमत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्

• ऊर्जया: with strength/vigour
• ऊर्जया: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्जा (प्रातिपदिक)

• पयसा: with milk/nourishment
• पयसा: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together with
• सह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)

• द्रविणेन: with wealth, riches
• द्रविणेन: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रविण (प्रातिपदिक)

• श्रिया: with splendour/prosperity
• श्रिया: Karaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)

• सह: together with
• सह: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (maṇi hymn complex).

Devata: Bṛhaspati; Śrī (Fortune) as accompanying power (secondary).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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