Mantra 17

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ब्रह्मचर्येण तपसा राजा राष्ट्रं वि रक्षति । आचार्योऽ ब्रह्मचर्येण ब्रह्मचारिणमिच्छते

IAST Transliteration

brahmacaryéṇa tápasā rājā rāṣṭráṃ ví rakṣati | ācāryó brahmacaryéṇa brahmacā́riṇam icchate ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

By holy studentship, by ardent austerity, the King doth guard and widely shield the realm. The Teacher, by that studentship, desireth and seeketh the vowed Student.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by/through brahmacarya (religious studentship, chastity)
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• तपसा: by austerity, by penance
• तपसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• राष्ट्रम्: the realm, kingdom
• राष्ट्रम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, widely, thoroughly (prefix to the verb)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• रक्षति: protects, guards
• रक्षति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)

• आचार्यः: the teacher, preceptor
• आचार्यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by/through brahmacarya
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• ब्रह्मचारिणम्: a brahmacārin (student, celibate)
• ब्रह्मचारिणम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• इच्छते: desires, seeks
• इच्छते: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often attributed to Brahmacārin/Brahmacarya complex in AV 11.5)

Devata: Brahmacarya (personified vow-power) / implicit Brahman

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section)

Mantra Rasa

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