Mantra 37

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उप स्तृणीहि प्रथय पुरस्ताद् घृतेन पात्रमभि घारयैतत्। वाश्रेवोस्रा तरुणं स्तनस्युमिमं देवासो अभिहिङ्कृणोत

IAST Transliteration

upá stṛṇīhi pratháya purástād ghṛténa pā́tram abhí ghārayaitát | vāśrévosrā́ tarúṇaṃ stanasyúm imáṃ devāso abhí híṅkṛṇota

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Draw near and strew; spread it broad in front: with ghee pour over this vessel. As ruddy cows with lowing call to the young calf eager for the teat—so, O Gods, acclaim and urge this here with your ‘hiṅ’ cry.

Translation

Approche et étends; déploie largement devant. Avec le ghee, verse et recouvre ce récipient. Comme des vaches rousses, mugissant, appellent le jeune veau avide de la tétée — ainsi, ô Dieux, acclamez et poussez ceci ici par votre cri « hiṅ ».

Word by Word

उपnear, towards; (as preverb) up/onto

स्तृणीहिspread (strew)

प्रथयmake broad, extend

पुरस्तात्in front, to the east/before

घृतेनwith ghee

पात्रम्vessel, bowl

अभिtowards, over; (as preverb) upon

घारयpour (cause to flow), anoint

एतत्this

वाor/indeed (emphatic/alternative particle)

अश्रेवः(one) like a stone/rock; firm (epithet)

उस्राdawn; (also) ruddy cow (context-dependent)

तरुणम्young, tender

स्तनस्युम्desirous of the breast; suckling

इमम्this

देवासःthe gods

अभिtowards, upon

हिङ्कृणोतlet them make the hīṅ-sound; let them acclaim/chant

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Devas collectively; ghṛta as sacral medium; implicit Agni-offering context

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

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