Mantra 29

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वशा चरन्ती बहुधा देवानां निहितो निधिः । आविष्कृणुष्व रूपाणि यदा स्थाम जिघांसति

IAST Transliteration

vaśā́ cárantī bahudhā́ devā́nāṃ níhito nidhíḥ | āviṣkṛṇuṣva rūpā́ṇi yadā́ sthā́m jíghāṃsati ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Vashā, roaming manifoldly, a treasure of the Gods laid up: reveal thy forms, whene’er the foe would smite.

Translation

વશા અનેક રીતે ફરતી રહે છે—દેવોનો સ્થાપિત નિધિ (ખજાનો). જ્યારે શત્રુ ઘાત કરવા ઊભો થાય, ત્યારે તું તારા રૂપો પ્રગટ કર.

Word by Word

वशाthe ‘vaśā’ (a cow/vaśā-entity; here as the acting subject)

चरन्तीmoving, roaming

बहुधाin many ways; variously

देवानाम्of the gods

निहितःplaced, deposited

निधिःtreasure; deposit

आविष्कृणुष्वmake manifest; reveal

रूपाणिforms; appearances

यदाwhen

स्थामwe stood; we remained

जिघांसतिhe/she wishes to strike/kill

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified here)

Devata: Vashā (personified as divine treasure); secondarily Devāḥ

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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