Mantra 14

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

असपत्नं पुरस्तात् पश्चान्नो अभयं कृतम्। सविता मा दक्षिणत उत्तरान्मा शचीपतिः

IAST Transliteration

asapátnam purástāt paścā́n no abháyaṃ kṛtám | savitā́ mā dakṣiṇatá uttarád mā śacī́patiḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Rival-less before us, and behind, let fearlessness be wrought for us. Let Savitar guard me from the south; from the north let the Lord of Śacī guard me.

Translation

हमारे आगे असपत्नता (प्रतिद्वन्द्वी-रहित अवस्था) हो; और हमारे पीछे भी हमारे लिए अभय रचा जाए। दक्षिण से सविता मेरी रक्षा करें; उत्तर से शचीपति (इन्द्र) मेरी रक्षा करें।

Word by Word

असपत्नम्rival-less, free from enemies

पुरस्तात्in front, from the east/fore

पश्चात्behind, from the west/aft

नःof us, our

अभयम्fearlessness, safety

कृतम्made, established

सविताSavitar (the impeller deity)

माme

दक्षिणतःfrom the south, on the right

उत्तरात्from the north

माme

शचीपतिःŚacī’s lord (Indra)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt).

Devata: Savitar; Indra (Śacīpati); plus the abstract state of Abhaya and Asapatna as desired effects.

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like (two hemistichs with late AV flexibility).

Mantra Rasa

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