Mantra 29

Sukta 8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

१०। ७ जितमस्माकमुद्भिन्नमस्माकमृतमस्माकं तेजोऽस्माकं ब्रह्मास्माकं स्वरस्माकं यज्ञो३ऽस्माकं पशवोऽस्माकं प्रजा अस्माकं वीरा अस्माकम्

IAST Transliteration

jítaṁ asmā́kam údbhinnam asmā́kam ṛtám asmā́kaṁ téjo ’smā́kaṁ bráhma asmā́kaṁ svár asmā́kaṁ yajñó ’smā́kaṁ paśávo ’smā́kaṁ prajā́ asmā́kaṁ vīrā́ asmā́kam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Conquered is ours; forth-bursting is ours; the Right is ours; ours is the splendour; ours is the sacred spell; ours is the chant-tone; ours is the sacrifice; ours are the cattle; ours the progeny; ours are the heroes.

Word by Word

जितम्won, conquered

अस्माकम्of us, our

उद्भिन्नम्split open, broken through

अस्माकम्of us, our

ऋतम्cosmic order, truth

अस्माकम्of us, our

तेजःsplendour, vigor

अस्माकम्of us, our

ब्रह्मsacred power; holy utterance

अस्माकम्of us, our

स्वःheaven, the sky-world

अस्माकम्of us, our

यज्ञःsacrifice, ritual

अस्माकम्of us, our

पशवःcattle, livestock

अस्माकम्of us, our

प्रजाःoffspring, subjects

अस्माकम्of us, our

वीराःheroes, brave men

अस्माकम्of us, our

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)

Devata: Abstract powers: Jaya (Victory), Ṛta, Tejas, Brahman, Yajña (as efficacious principles)

Chandas: Mixed/prose-like litany (repetitive nominal clauses; not a strict metrical pāda sequence)

Mantra Rasa

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