Mantra 2

Sukta 114

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऋतस्यर्तेनादित्या यजत्रा मुञ्चतेह नः । यज्ञं यद् यज्ञवाहसः शिक्षन्तो नोपशेकिम

IAST Transliteration

ṛtásya ṛté́nādityā́ yajátrā muñcátéhá naḥ | yajñáṃ yád yajñavā́hasaḥ śíkṣanto nópaśekím

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

By Order’s power, O Ādityas, ye worship-worthy, release us here—when, O bearers of the sacrifice, correcting us, we have not duly tended the sacrifice with fitting service.

Translation

ઋતના બળથી, હે આદિત્યો, પૂજનીય દેવો, અહીં અમને મુક્ત કરો—જ્યારે, હે યજ્ઞવાહકો, અમને સુધારતા, અમે યોગ્ય સેવા વડે યજ્ઞને યથાવિધિ સંભાળ્યો નથી.

Word by Word

ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)

ऋतेनby/with ṛta

आदित्याःthe Ādityas

यजत्राःworthy of worship

मुञ्चतेthey release/set free

इहhere

नःfor us / our

यज्ञम्the sacrifice

यत्which

यज्ञवाहसःthe sacrifice-bearers (those who convey the offering; esp. divine carriers such as Agni etc.)

शिक्षन्तःinstructing/teaching

नnot

उपशेकिमone who sprinkles/bedews (a sprinkler); (here) a negligent/deficient performer is not (to be)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in input)

Devata: Ādityāḥ / Yajñavāhasaḥ

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; not metrically verified here)

Mantra Rasa

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