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Mantra 31

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नमस्ते घोषिणीभ्यो नमस्ते केशिनीभ्यः । नमो नमस्कृताभ्यो नमः संभुञ्जतीभ्यः । नमस्ते देव सेनाभ्यः स्वस्ति नो अभयं च नः

IAST Transliteration

námas te ghoṣíṇībhyo námas te keśínībhyaḥ | námo námaskṛtābhyo námaḥ saṃbhuñjatī́bhyaḥ | námas te devá-sénābhyaḥ svastí no abháyaṃ ca naḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Homage to thee, unto the clamorous bands; homage to thee, unto the long-haired. Homage to those made venerable by our obeisance; homage to those that feast and share together. Homage to thee, unto the godly armies: bring us welfare, and fearlessness for us.

Word by Word

नमःobeisance, salutation

तेto you / your

घोषिणीभ्यःto the sounding/clamorous (female beings)

नमःobeisance

तेto you

केशिनीभ्यःto the long-haired (female beings)

नमःobeisance

नमःagain, obeisance

कृताभ्यःto the made/formed/established (female beings)

नमःobeisance

संभुञ्जतीभ्यःto those who partake/enjoy together

नमःobeisance

तेto you

देवसेनाभ्यःto the divine armies/hosts

स्वस्तिwell-being, blessing

नःto us / our

अभयम्fearlessness, safety

चand

नःto us / our

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (gaṇa/devasenā-propitiation section; specific r̥ṣi not supplied in the input)

Devata: Deva-senā (divine hosts) and allied gaṇas (ghoṣiṇī-, keśinī- classes)

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (prose-like enumerative namas style)

Mantra Rasa

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