Mantra 6

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्वप्नं सुप्त्वा यदि पश्यासि पापं मृगः सृतिं यति धावादजुष्टाम्। परिक्षवाच्छकुनेः पापवादादयं मणिर्वरणो वारयिष्यते

IAST Transliteration

svápnaṃ súptvā yádi páśyāsi pāpáṃ mṛgáḥ sr̥tíṃ yáti dhāvā́d ájuṣṭām | paríkṣavāc chakúneḥ pāpa-vādā́d ayáṃ maṇír váruṇo vārayiṣyate ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

If, having slept, thou see in dream an evil—beast that goes upon a track, unwelcome, in sudden rush; from the ominous cry of the bird, from evil-speaking, this Varuṇa-amulet shall ward thee off.

Word by Word

स्वप्नम्a dream

सुप्त्वाhaving slept

यदिif

पश्यासिyou see

पापम्evil, sin, ill-omen

मृगःa wild beast; deer

सृतिम्a track, path, course

यतिgoes

धावात्run! (may you run/drive away)

अजुष्टाम्unfavoured, unapproved, not to be enjoyed

परिक्षवात्from sneezing (an ill-omen)

शकुनेःof a bird/omen-bird

पापवादात्from evil speech/evil report

अयम्this

मणिःamulet, jewel (charm-stone)

वरणः‘Varana’ (name of the charm/protective one)

वारयिष्यतेwill ward off, will keep away

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (protective/śānti hymn attribution varies).

Devata: Varuṇa (as warder); Maṇi as operative instrument.

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh tendency (longer first line with prose-like expansion; overall anuṣṭubh-based)

Mantra Rasa

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