Mantra 12

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ये सूर्यं न तितिक्षन्त आतपन्तममुं दिवः । अरायान् बस्तवासिनो दुर्गन्धींल्लोहितास्यान् मककान् नाशयामसि

IAST Transliteration

yé sū́ryaṃ ná titíkṣanta ātápantam amúṃ diváḥ | arā́yān basta-vāsíno durgándhīṃl lohitā́syān makákān nāśayāmasi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Those who cannot endure the Sun, that scorching one of heaven—those hostile pen-dwellers, foul-smelling, red-mouthed makakas—these we cause to perish, we drive away.

Translation

जो दिव्य सूर्य—उस तपाने जलाने वाले—को सहन नहीं कर पाते; जो शत्रु-भाव वाले बस्त-वासिन (बाड़े/पेन में रहने वाले), दुर्गन्धि, लाल-मुँह वाले ‘मकक’ हैं—उनको हम नाश करते हैं, हम उन्हें दूर हाँक देते हैं।

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

सूर्यम्the sun

नnot

तितिक्षन्तेthey endure / can bear

आतपन्तम्scorching, burning (one)

अमुम्that (yonder)

दिवःof heaven / of the sky

अरायान्hostile ones, enemies

बस्तवासिनःgoat-dwellers / those living among goats

दुर्गन्धीन्foul-smelling

लोहितास्यान्red-faced / red-mouthed

मककान्gnats/flies (biting insects)

नाशयामसिwe drive away / destroy

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Sūrya (as purifier) invoked indirectly; adversary: arāyas/makakas

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

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