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Mantra 1

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

विद्युत्। नमस्ते अस्तु विद्युते नमस्ते स्तनयित्नवे । नमस्ते अस्त्वश्मने येना दूडाशे अस्यसि

IAST Transliteration

námas te astu vidyúte námas te stanayitnáve | námas te astv áśmane yénā dūḍā́śe ásyasi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Homage be unto thee, O Lightning; homage be unto thee, O Thunderer. Homage be unto thee, O Stone, wherewith thou hurlest (thy stroke) upon the dūḍāśa.

Word by Word

विद्युत्O Lightning

नमःobeisance, salutation

तेto you / your

अस्तुmay it be

विद्युतेto the lightning

नमःobeisance

तेto you

स्तनयित्नवेto the thunder (thunderer)

नमःobeisance

तेto you

अस्तुmay it be

अश्मनेto the stone/bolt (thunderbolt)

येनby which

दूडाशेin the burnt/scorched (one/place)

अस्यof this

असिyou are

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras attribution for śānti hymns; specific r̥ṣi as per Anukramaṇī varies by school).

Devata: Vidyut–Stanayitnu–Aśman (personified lightning, thunder, and thunderbolt).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; triadic namas-formula style).

Mantra Rasa

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