Mantra 9

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

देवानां निहितं निधिं यमिन्द्रोऽन्वविन्दत् पथिभिर्देवयानैः । आपो हिरण्यं जुगुपुस्त्रिवृद्भिस्तास्त्वा रक्षन्तु त्रिवृता त्रिवृद्भिः

IAST Transliteration

devā́nāṃ ní-hitaṃ nidhíṃ yám índro ’nv ávindat pathíbhiḥ deva-yā́naiḥ | ā́po híraṇyaṃ jugupús trivṛ́dbhis tā́s tvā rakṣantu trivṛ́tā trivṛ́dbhiḥ |

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The treasure of the Gods, laid up in hiding, which Indra tracked and found by paths that lead to heaven—Gold did the Waters guard with triple ward: may those same Waters guard thee, threefold, with threefold guards.

Translation

દેવોનો ગુપ્ત રીતે રાખેલો નિધિ—જેને ઇન્દ્રે દેવયાન માર્ગોથી અનુસરી શોધી કાઢ્યો—તે સોનાને આપઃ (જળદેવીઓ)એ ત્રિવૃત્ રક્ષાથી સંભાળ્યું. એ જ આપઃ તને ત્રિવૃત્ રીતે, ત્રિવૃત્ રક્ષાઓથી રક્ષે.

Word by Word

देवानाम्of the gods

निहितम्placed, deposited

निधिम्treasure, deposit

यम्which

इन्द्रःIndra

अन्वविन्दत्found, discovered

पथिभिःby (the) paths

देवयानैःby the god-going (divine) (paths)

आपःthe waters

हिरण्यम्gold

जुगुपुःguarded, protected

त्रिवृद्भिःwith threefold (means/guards)

ताःthose (waters)

त्वाyou

रक्षन्तुmay (they) protect

त्रिवृताby/with the threefold (form/measure)

त्रिवृद्भिःwith threefold (guards/means)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Āpas (Waters); associated: Indra; object-power: Hiraṇya

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (with extended cadence)

Mantra Rasa

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