Mantra 13

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

६। ३ जितमस्माकमुद्भिन्नमस्माकमृतमस्माकं तेजोऽस्माकं ब्रह्मास्माकं स्वरस्माकं यज्ञो३ऽस्माकं पशवोऽस्माकं प्रजा अस्माकं वीरा अस्माकम्

IAST Transliteration

jitám asmā́kam údbhinnam asmā́kam ṛtám asmā́kaṃ téjo ’smā́kaṃ bráhma asmā́kaṃ svára asmā́kaṃ yajñó ’smā́kaṃ paśávo ’smā́kaṃ prajā́ asmā́kaṃ vīrā́ asmā́kam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Victory is ours; ours is the up-springing might; ours is the Right; ours is the splendour; ours is the sacred spell; ours is the chant; ours is the sacrifice; ours are the cattle; ours the progeny; ours are the heroes.

Translation

La victoire est à nous ; à nous la puissance jaillissante ; à nous ṛta (le Juste, l’Ordre) ; à nous la splendeur ; à nous brahman (la formule sacrée) ; à nous svar (le ton du chant) ; à nous le sacrifice ; à nous le bétail ; à nous la descendance ; à nous les héros.

Word by Word

जितम्won, conquered

अस्माकम्of us, our

उद्भिन्नम्burst forth, broken open, sprung up

अस्माकम्of us, our

ऋतम्cosmic order, truth

अस्माकम्of us, our

तेजःsplendor, vigor

अस्माकम्of us, our

ब्रह्मsacred power; prayer/formula

अस्माकम्of us, our

स्वःheaven, the celestial world

अस्माकम्of us, our

यज्ञःsacrifice, ritual

अस्माकम्of us, our

पशवःcattle, livestock

अस्माकम्of us, our

प्रजाःoffspring, progeny

अस्माकम्of us, our

वीराःheroes, brave men

अस्माकम्of us, our

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Brahman/Ṛta/Tejas as efficacies

Chandas: Catalogue litany (refrain)

Mantra Rasa

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