Mantra 7
Sukta 8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स्वस्ति नो अस्त्वभयं नो अस्तु नमोऽहोरत्राभ्यामस्तु
IAST Transliteration
svastí no astv ábhayaṃ no astu námo 'horātrā́bhyām astu
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Welfare be ours; and ours be fearlessness. Homage be rendered—yea, homage—to Day and Night.
Word by Word
स्वस्तिwell-being; auspiciousness
स्वस्ति:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक) < सु- + अस्ति
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुmay it be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
अभयम्fearlessness; safety
अभयम्:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअभय (प्रातिपदिक)
नःfor us / to us
नः:
Sampradāna
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्तुmay it be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
नमःsalutation; homage
नमः:
Karma
TypeNoun (used as indeclinable salutation)
Rootनमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
अहोरात्राभ्याम्to the day-and-night (pair)
अहोरात्राभ्याम्:
Sampradāna
TypeNoun (compound)
Rootअहोरात्र (समास-प्रातिपदिक: अहन् + रात्रि)
अस्तुmay it be
अस्तु:
—
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (svastyayana formula; r̥ṣi varies)
Devata: Ahorātra (Day and Night); Svasti/Abhaya as desired states
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (short tri-pāda style)
Mantra Rasa
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