Mantra 49

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ये न पितुः पितरो ये पितामहा य आविविशुरुर्व१न्तरिक्षम्। य आक्षियन्ति पृथिवीमुत द्यां तेभ्यः पितृभ्यो नमसा विधेम

IAST Transliteration

yé naḥ pitúḥ pitáraḥ yé pitāmahā́ yá āvivíśur urvàṃ antárikṣam | yá ākṣíyanti pṛthivī́m utá dyā́m tébhyaḥ pitṛ́bhyo námāsā vidhéma

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Fathers of our father, and the grandsires, who have entered the broad mid-air; who dwell on Earth and also in Heaven—to those Fathers with reverence would we render worshipful service.

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

नःof us / our

पितुःof the father

पितरःthe fathers / ancestors

येwho

पितामहाःgrandfathers

येwho

आविविशुःentered

उर्वःof the wide (vast)

अन्तरिक्षम्the mid-space / atmosphere

येwho

आक्षियन्तिdwell / abide

पृथिवीम्on the earth

उतand / also

द्याम्in the sky / heaven

तेभ्यःto them

पितृभ्यःto the Fathers (ancestors)

नमसाwith reverence / by homage

विधेमmay we perform (our worship/rite)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Pitṛ-hymn seers in AV 18 (often Atharvanic/Angirasa transmission; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on Anukramaṇī).

Devata: Pitaraḥ (the Fathers/Manes)

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (AV 18.2 often employs funeral-liturgical meters; exact chandas per Anukramaṇī).

Mantra Rasa

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