Mantra 40

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यावन्तो अस्याः पृथिवीं सचन्ते अस्मत् पुत्राः परि ये संबभूवुः । सर्वांस्तां उप पात्रे ह्वयेथां नाभिं जानानाः शिशवः समायान्

IAST Transliteration

yā́vanto asyā́ḥ pṛthivī́ṃ sácante asmát putrā́ḥ pári yé saṃbabhūvúḥ | sárvāṃs tā́n úpa pā́tre hváyethāṃ nā́bhiṃ jānānā́ḥ śíśavaḥ sámāyan

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

As many as are her children who cleave unto Earth, who round about have sprung from us—call ye them all hither to the vessel. Knowing the navel-hub, the little ones have gathered and come together.

Translation

Sebanyak apa pun anak-anaknya yang melekat pada Bumi—anak-anak kami yang lahir dan tumbuh mengelilingi—panggillah mereka semua kemari ke bejana. Mengetahui pusat-pusar (nabhi), anak-anak kecil itu telah berkumpul dan datang bersama.

Word by Word

यावन्तःas many (as)

अस्याःof this (woman/one)

पृथिवीम्the earth

सचन्तेassociate with / cleave to

अस्मत्of us / from us

पुत्राःsons

परिaround, all about

येwho

सम्बभूवुःhave come into being / were born

सर्वान्all

तान्those

उपnear, towards

पात्रेin/at the vessel (bowl)

ह्वयेथाम्you two should call/invoke

नाभिम्navel

जानानाःknowing, recognizing

शिशवःinfants, young ones

समायान्coming together, approaching

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable).

Devata: Pṛthivī (Earth) and Nābhi (hub/lineage-center) as functional powers.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like movement (edition-dependent).

Mantra Rasa

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