Mantra 5

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वानस्पत्या ग्रावाणो घोषमक्रत हविष्कृण्वन्तः परिवत्सरीणम्। एकाष्टके सुप्रजसः सुवीरा वयं स्याम पतयो रयीणाम्

IAST Transliteration

vānaspatyā́ grā́vāṇo ghóṣam akrata havíṣkṛṇvántas parivatsarī́ṇam | ekā́ṣṭake suprájasaḥ suvī́rā vayáṁ syā́ma pátayo rayīṇā́m ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The forest-lord’s stones have raised their sounding, preparing the oblation of the circling year. At Ekāṣṭakā may we be rich in fair offspring, rich in brave sons, lords over treasures manifold.

Word by Word

वानस्पत्याःof the wooden/forest-born (implements)

ग्रावाणःpressing-stones

घोषम्a sound, roar

अक्रतthey made

हविःoblation

कृण्वन्तःmaking, preparing

परिवत्सरीणम्yearly, lasting through the year

एकाष्टकेat the Ekāṣṭakā (festival day)

सुप्रजसःhaving good offspring

सुवीराःhaving good heroes/sons, valiant

वयम्we

स्यामmay we be

पतयःlords, masters

रयीणाम्of riches, wealth

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Ekāṣṭakā / Saṁvatsara-rite powers; also Vānaspatya (wood/tree sacrality) as instrumental devatā

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic flexibility)

Mantra Rasa

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