Mantra 28

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोमो मा विश्वैर्देवैरुदीच्या दिशः पातु बाहुच्युता पृथिवी द्यामिवोपरि । लोककृतः पथिकृतो यजामहे ये देवानां हुतभागा इह स्थ

IAST Transliteration

sómo mā víśvair deváir udī́cyā diśáḥ pātu bāhucyútā pṛthivī́ dyā́m iva úpari | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutábhāgā ihá sthá ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

May Soma, with all the Gods, guard me from the northern quarter; and Earth, slipped from my arm, be over me as it were the Sky. The world-ordainers, the path-ordainers—those who have their portion of oblation among the Gods—we worship: here may they stand.

Translation

Que Soma, avec tous les dieux, me protège du côté du Nord ; et que la Terre, glissée de mon bras, soit au-dessus de moi comme le Ciel. Les ordonnateurs du monde, les ordonnateurs des voies — ceux qui, parmi les dieux, ont leur part d’oblation — nous les honorons : qu’ils se tiennent ici.

Word by Word

सोमःSoma (deity/plant-juice)

माme

विश्वैःwith all

देवैःwith the gods

उदीच्याof the northern

दिशःdirection/quarter

पातुmay (he) protect

बाहुच्युताnot fallen from the arms / arm-supporting (steadfast)

पृथिवीEarth

द्याम्heaven/sky

इवas/like

उपरिabove

लोककृतःworld-makers / creators of the worlds

पथिकृतःpath-makers / makers of the paths

यजामहेwe worship/sacrifice

येwho

देवानाम्of the gods

हुतभागाःhaving a share in the oblation / entitled to offerings

इहhere

स्थyou are / you stand (present here)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (AV 18 corpus)

Devata: Soma with the Viśve Devāḥ; cosmic guardians

Chandas: Mixed/irregular

Mantra Rasa

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