Mantra 7

Sukta 15

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उप त्वा नमसा वयं होतर्वैश्वानर स्तुमः । स नः प्रजास्वात्मसु गोषु प्राणेषु जागृहि

IAST Transliteration

úpa tvā námasā vayáṃ hótar vaiśvānara stumáḥ | sá naḥ prajā́sv ātmásu góṣu prāṇéṣu jāgṛhi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With reverence we draw near to thee; O Hotar, Vaiśvānara, we praise thee. Do thou keep watch for us among our offspring, in our own persons, among our cattle, in our life-breaths.

Word by Word

• उप: near, towards
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्

• नमसा: with reverence, with homage
• नमसा: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस्

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: कर्ता
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• होतर्वैश्वानर: O Hotṛ, O Vaiśvānara (Agni)
• होतर्वैश्वानर: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun (vocative compound) / Epithet
• Root: होतृ + वैश्वानर

• स्तुमः: we praise
• स्तुमः: कर्ता
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्तु (स्तवने)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्

• नः: of us, our
• नः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• प्रजासु: among (our) offspring/creatures
• प्रजासु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा

• आत्मसु: in (our) selves/persons
• आत्मसु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्

• गोषु: among (our) cows/cattle
• गोषु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो

• प्राणेषु: in (our) vital breaths/life-forces
• प्राणेषु: अधिकरण
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण

• जागृहि: be awake; keep watch
• जागृहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जागृ (जागरणे)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)

Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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