Mantra 33

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उदीच्यां त्वा दिशि पुरा संवृतः स्वधायामा दधामि बाहुच्युता पृथिवी द्यामिवोपरि । लोककृतः पथिकृतो यजामहे ये देवानां हुतभागा इह स्थ

IAST Transliteration

udī́cyāṃ tvā diśí purā́ saṃvṛ́taḥ svadhā́yām ā́ dadhāmi bāhucyútā pṛthivī́ dyā́m iva úpari | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutábhāgā ihá sthá ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In the northern quarter, in front, enclosed about, in svadhā I set thee down—cast from the arms—upon the Earth, as heaven is set above. We worship the World-ordainers, the Path-ordainers, who have their portion in the offered gift: be present here.

Word by Word

उदीच्याम्in the northern (direction)

त्वाyou (as object)

दिशिin (the) direction

पुराformerly; beforehand

संवृतःcovered; enclosed

स्वधायाम्in/with svadhā (ancestral oblation/formula)

आtowards; unto

दधामिI place; I set

बाहुच्युताःfallen from the arms; slipping from the arms

पृथिवीthe Earth

द्याम्the heaven; the sky

इवlike; as

उपरिabove; upon

लोककृतःworld-makers; creators of the worlds

पथिकृतःpath-makers; makers of the path

यजामहेwe worship; we sacrifice

येwho (those who)

देवानाम्of the gods

हुतभागाःhaving a share in the oblation; oblation-sharers

इहhere

स्थbe (you all); stand (you all)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (variable).

Devata: Collective lokakṛt/pathikṛt; pitṛ-register via svadhā.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like / mixed.

Mantra Rasa

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