Mantra 2

Sukta 94

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अहं गृभ्णामि मनसा मनांसि मम चित्तमनु चित्तेभिरेत । मम वशेषु हृदयानि वः कृणोमि मम यातमनुवर्त्मान एत

IAST Transliteration

aháṃ gṛbhṇāmi mánasā mánāṃsi máma cittám ánu cittébhir éta | máma váśeṣu hṛ́dayāni vaḥ kṛṇomi máma yā́tam anuvártmāna éta ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

I seize with mind your minds: after my thought, with your thoughts—come! Your hearts I make to be within my dominion: go ye my way, following my track—come!

Translation

मैं मन से तुम्हारे मनों को वश में करता/करती हूँ; मेरे चित्त के अनुसार, अपने-अपने चित्तों सहित—आओ। तुम्हारे हृदयों को मैं अपने वश में कर देता/देती हूँ; मेरे ही मार्ग पर चलो, मेरे पदचिह्नों का अनुसरण करते हुए—आओ।

Word by Word

अहम्I

गृभ्णामिI seize, grasp

मनसाwith (my) mind

मनांसिminds

ममof me, my

चित्तम्mind, intention

अनुafter, along, in accordance with

चित्तेभिःwith (your/their) intentions/minds

एतthis; thus (enclitic/padapūraṇa)

ममof me, my

वशेषुin (my) control, under (my) sway

हृदयानिhearts

वःof you (pl.), your

कृणोमिI make, I render

ममof me, my

यातम्go (you two)!

अनुवर्त्मानःfollowing the path; conforming

एतthis; thus (enclitic/padapūraṇa)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Manas/Citta as controllable powers; implicit ‘Vaśa’ (dominion) as operative principle

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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