Mantra 5
Sukta 2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सुश्रुतिश्च मोपश्रुतिश्च मा हासिष्टां सौपर्णं चक्षुरजस्रं ज्योतिः
IAST Transliteration
suśrútiś ca mópaśrútiś ca mā́ hās̱iṣṭāṃ sáuparṇaṃ cákṣur ájasraṃ jyótiḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Good hearing and attentive hearing—let them not forsake me; eagle-like be the eye, unceasing the light.
Word by Word
सुश्रुतिःgood hearing / good report (favourable hearing)
सुश्रुतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसु-श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक; श्रु धातु से ‘श्रुति’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
उपश्रुतिःhearing/rumour from near; attentive hearing
उपश्रुतिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootउप-श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक; श्रु धातु से ‘श्रुति’)
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
माdo not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
हासिष्टाम्may the two not abandon / may they not fail
हासिष्टाम्:
—
TypeVerb
Rootहा (धातु) + सिच् (आशीर्लिङ्-प्रत्यय/विधि; परस्मैपद)
सौपर्णम्the Suparṇa-related (eagle/garuḍa-like) [thing]; Suparṇa (as an epithet)
सौपर्णम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसौपर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; सुपर्ण ‘गरुड/पक्षी’ से तद्धित)
चक्षुःeye; sight
चक्षुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अजस्रम्unceasing; continual
अजस्रम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअजस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ज्योतिःlight; radiance
ज्योतिः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Unspecified in the provided excerpt (requires Anukramaṇī consultation).
Devata: Indriyas; Jyotis (Light) as protective principle; Suparṇa as emblematic power.
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (requires verification).
Mantra Rasa
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