Mantra 25

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ईशां वो मरुतो देव आदित्यो ब्रह्मणस्पतिः । ईशां व इन्द्रश्चाग्निश्च धाता मित्रः प्रजापतिः । ईशां व ऋषयश्चक्रुरमित्रेषु समीक्षयन् रदिते अर्बुदे तव

IAST Transliteration

īśā́m vo marúto devá ādityó bráhmaṇaspátiḥ | īśā́m va índraś cāgníś ca dhātā́ mítraḥ prajā́patiḥ | īśā́m va ṛ́ṣayaś cakrur amítreṣu samīkṣáyan radíte arbude táva ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Lords for you are the Maruts, the God, the Āditya, and Brahmaṇaspati. Lords for you are Indra and Agni, Dhātṛ, Mitra, Prajāpati. Lords for you the seers have made them, looking forth upon the foes—O Radite, O Arbuda—thine.

Word by Word

ईशाम्of these/over these; their

वःof you (your)

मरुतःthe Maruts

देवःthe god

आदित्यःĀditya (the Aditya)

ब्रह्मणस्पतिःBrahmaṇaspati (Lord of prayer)

ईशाम्of these/over these; their

वःof you (your)

इन्द्रःIndra

चand

अग्निःAgni

चand

धाताDhātṛ (the Sustainer/Creator)

मित्रःMitra

प्रजापतिःPrajāpati (Lord of creatures)

ईशाम्of these/over these; their

वःof you (your)

ऋषयःthe seers

चक्रुःthey have made/did

अमित्रेषुamong enemies; in hostile (persons)

समीक्षयन्observing, looking closely

रदितेin/at Radita (place/region; exact sense uncertain)

अर्बुदेin/at Arbuda (mountain/region; also ‘tumor’ in later usage)

तवof you; your

Attribution

Rishi: To be verified (Anukramaṇī for 11.9.25)

Devata: Maruts, Āditya, Brahmaṇaspati, Indra, Agni, Dhātṛ, Mitra, Prajāpati; plus Radite/Arbuda as invoked powers

Chandas: To be verified by scan (likely mixed/late)

Mantra Rasa

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