Mantra 29

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

धर्ता ह त्वा धरुणो धारयाता ऊर्ध्वं भानुं सविता द्यामिवोपरि । लोककृतः पथिकृतो यजामहे ये देवानां हुतभागा इह स्थ

IAST Transliteration

dhartā́ ha tvā dharuṇó dhārayātā ūrdhvám bhānúṃ savitā́ dyā́m iva úpari | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutábhāgā ihá sthá ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Holder—yea, the firm Support—shall hold thee fast; Savitar hath set the beam aloft, as ’twere the sky above. We worship the World-ordainers, the Path-ordainers, who have their portion in the offered gift: be present here.

Word by Word

धर्ताsupporter, bearer

हindeed, surely

त्वाyou (as object)

धरुणःthe supporter, firm upholder

धारयाताmay you hold/support

ऊर्ध्वम्upwards, aloft

भानुम्light-beam, radiance

सविताSavitṛ (the impeller, Sun)

द्याम्heaven, sky

इवlike, as

उपरिabove, over

लोककृतःworld-makers, creators of the world/order

पथिकृतःpath-makers, makers of the path

यजामहेwe worship, we sacrifice

येwho (those who)

देवानाम्of the gods

हुतभागाःhaving a share in the oblation; oblation-partakers

इहhere

स्थbe (present), stand (here)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Atharvanic funerary seers (Atharvan/Angiras complex; hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī).

Devata: Savitar; and the collective ‘world-makers’ and ‘path-makers’ (cosmic/psychopompic powers).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in AV 18; metrical exactness varies with recension and sandhi).

Mantra Rasa

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