Mantra 34

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

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

IAST Transliteration

dhrúvāyā́m tvā diśí purā́ saṁvṛtáḥ svadhā́yā́m ā́ dadhāmi bāhucyútā pṛthivī́ dyā́m-iva úpari | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṁ hutabhā́gā ihá sthá

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In the steadfast quarter, as erst was done, enclosed in Svadhā, I set thee—released from mortal arms—upon the Earth, as though aloft like Heaven. We worship the World-fashioners, the Path-fashioners, who have their portion in the gods’ oblations: be ye here present.

Word by Word

ध्रुवायाम्in the fixed/steadfast (direction)

त्वाyou (as object)

दिशिin the direction

पुराformerly; of old

संवृतःenclosed; covered

स्वधायाम्in/with svadhā (ancestral oblation/own power)

आunto; toward

दधामिI place; I set

बाहुच्युताfallen from the arms; slipping from the arms

पृथिवीthe Earth

द्याम्the Heaven (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; entitled to offerings

इहhere

स्थbe; stand (you are/you should be)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Pitṛmedha/Antyeṣṭi collections (often treated as Atharvanic tradition; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Pitṛs / ‘Lokakṛt’ and ‘Pathikṛt’ powers (ancestral-world and path makers)

Chandas: Mixed: first pāda-prose-like with a concluding triṣṭubh/jagatī cadence (edition-dependent scansion)

Mantra Rasa

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