Mantra 44

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आदित्येभ्यो अङ्गिरोभ्यो मध्विदं घृतेन मिश्रं प्रति वेदयामि । शुद्धहस्तौ ब्राह्मणस्यानिहत्यैतं स्वर्गं सुकृतावपीतम्

IAST Transliteration

ādityébhyo áṅgirobhyo mádhu idáṁ ghṛténa miśráṁ práti vedayāmi | śuddhá-hastau brāhmaṇásyā́nihatyai etáṁ svargáṁ sukṛtā́v ápītam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Unto the Ādityas, unto the Aṅgirases, this honey, mingled with ghee, I duly present. With hands made pure—unto the Brāhmaṇa’s unassailability—this heaven is entered by him through well-doing.

Word by Word

आदित्येभ्यःfrom/away from the Ādityas

अङ्गिरोभ्यःfrom/away from the Aṅgirases

मधुhoney; sweetness

इदम्this

घृतेनwith ghee

मिश्रम्mixed, blended

प्रतिtowards; in return; to

वेदयामिI make known; I present/offer (declare)

शुद्धहस्तौ(you) two with purified hands

ब्राह्मणस्यof the brāhmaṇa

अनिहत्यhaving not harmed; without injuring

एतम्this (one)

स्वर्गम्heaven; the heavenly world

सुकृतौyou two well-doers; doers of good deeds

अपि-इतम्gone to/attained; reached (also: ‘drunk’ in other contexts, but here ‘attained’)

Attribution

Rishi: Angiras/Atharvanic attribution typical for this cluster (exact anukramaṇī assignment uncertain without the index).

Devata: Ādityas and Aṅgirases

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like

Mantra Rasa

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