Mantra 36

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उच्चा पतन्तमरुणं सुपर्णं मध्ये दिवस्तरणिं भ्राजमानम्। पश्याम त्वा सवितारं यमाहुरजस्रं ज्योतिर्यदविन्ददत्त्रिः

IAST Transliteration

uccā́ pátantam aruṇáṃ supárṇaṃ mádhye divás taraṇíṃ bhrā́jamānam | páśyām tvā savitā́raṃ yám āhúr ájasraṃ jyótir yád avíndad dáttriḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Aloft, flying, ruddy, fair-winged, in mid-heaven the shining Crosser—may I behold thee, Savitar, whom men call the unceasing Light, which Dattri found.

Word by Word

उच्चाaloft, on high

पतन्तम्flying

अरुणम्ruddy, tawny

सुपर्णम्the fair-winged one (bird)

मध्येin the middle

दिवःof heaven, of the sky

तरणिम्the crosser; the sun (as one who carries across)

भ्राजमानम्shining, radiant

पश्यामिI see

त्वाyou (acc.)

सवितारम्Savitṛ (the impeller, Sun-god)

यम्whom

आहुःthey have said / they call

अजस्रम्unceasing, continual

ज्योतिःlight

यत्which

अविन्दत्found, discovered

अत्त्रिःAtri (the seer)

Attribution

Rishi: Dattri/Dadhyanc tradition is invoked; formal r̥ṣi attribution should be checked in the AV anukramaṇī for 13.2.

Devata: Savitar (solar impeller).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (verify).

Mantra Rasa

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