Mantra 32

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्मिन् हिरण्यये कोशे त्र्यऽरे त्रिप्रतिष्ठिते । तस्मिन् यद् यक्षमात्मन्वत् तद् वै ब्रह्मविदो विदुः

IAST Transliteration

tásmin hiraṇyé kóśe try-àre trípratiṣṭhite | tásmin yád yákṣam ātmánvat tád vái brahmavído viduḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In that golden casket, three-spoked, established on three supports—in it, what wondrous Power is self-possessed, that verily the knowers of Brahman know.

Word by Word

तस्मिन्in that

हिरण्ययेgolden

कोशेin the sheath/treasury (container)

त्रि-अरेin the three-spoked (three-rimmed)

त्रि-प्रतिष्ठितेset/established in three (ways/places)

तस्मिन्in that

यत्whatever/that which

यक्षम्the wondrous/sacred being (yakṣa)

आत्मन्वत्endowed with self/essence

तत्that

वैindeed

ब्रह्मविदःknowers of Brahman

विदुःknow / have known

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic speculative tradition (variable r̥ṣi lists).

Devata: Brahman/Ātman as ‘yakṣa’ (mysterious potency).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with scholastic/gnomic style)

Mantra Rasa

{"primary_rasa":"adbhuta","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_arc":"Awe at the mysterious yakṣa, settling into serene certainty through ‘brahmavidaḥ viduḥ.’","listener_experience":"Quiet wonder and confidence: something luminous and self-sustaining is already within.","intensity":7}