Mantra 2

Sukta 27

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोमस्त्वा पात्वोषधीभिर्नक्षत्रैः पातु सूर्यः । माद्भ्यस्त्वा चन्द्रो वृत्रहा वातः प्राणेन रक्षतु

IAST Transliteration

sómás tvā pā́tv óṣadhī́bhir nákṣatraiḥ pātú sū́ryaḥ | mā́dbhyas tvā candró vṛtrahā́ vā́taḥ prāṇéna rakṣatu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

May Soma guard thee with the healing herbs; may the Sun protect thee with the constellations. From maddening harms may the Moon protect thee; may the Vṛtra-slaying Wind, with vital breath, keep thee in ward.

Word by Word

• सोमः: Soma (the sacred drink/deity)
• सोमः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• पातु: may (he) protect
• पातु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)

• ओषधीभिः: with herbs/medicinal plants
• ओषधीभिः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओषधि (प्रातिपदिक)

• नक्षत्रैः: with the stars/asterisms
• नक्षत्रैः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• पातु: may (he) protect
• पातु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• मा: not; lest
• मा: (निषेध) अव्यय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (निषेध-अव्यय)

• अद्भ्यः: from the waters
• अद्भ्यः: अपादान
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वा: you (thee)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• चन्द्रः: the Moon
• चन्द्रः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृत्रहा: slayer of Vṛtra (obstacle-slayer)
• वृत्रहा: कर्तृ-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective (epithet)
• Root: वृत्रहन् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहि/उपपद-समास)

• वातः: Wind
• वातः: कर्तृ
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्राणेन: with breath/vital air
• प्राणेन: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण (प्रातिपदिक)

• रक्षतु: may (he) guard/protect
• रक्षतु: (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late AV protective corpus; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists)

Devata: Soma, Sūrya, Candra, Vāta/Prāṇa (as protectors)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV rakṣā verses; this verse scans as anuṣṭubh-like with Atharvanic flexibility)

Mantra Rasa

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