Mantra 5
Sukta 10
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
समुद्राज्जातो मणिर्वृत्राज्जातो दिवाकरः । सो अस्मान्त्सर्वतः पातु हेत्या देवासुरेभ्यः
IAST Transliteration
samudrā́j jātáḥ maṇír vṛtrā́j jātáḥ divākaráḥ | só asmā́n sárvataḥ pātu hetyā́ devā́surebhyaḥ ||
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Born from the ocean is the amulet; born from Vṛtra is the sun-bringer. May it guard us on every side from weapon-stroke, from Gods and Asuras.
Word by Word
समुद्रात्from the ocean
समुद्रात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootसमुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जातःborn, arisen
जातः:
Kartā
TypeVerb-derived (Participle)
Root√जन् (जनि) → जात (क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
मणिःthe jewel/amulet
मणिः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootमणि (प्रातिपदिक)
वृत्रात्from Vṛtra (the obstructor/demon)
वृत्रात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
जातःborn, arisen
जातः:
Kartā
TypeVerb-derived (Participle)
Root√जन् (जनि) → जात (क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
दिवाकरःthe sun (day-maker)
दिवाकरः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootदिवाकर (प्रातिपदिक; दिवा+कर, समास)
सःhe/that (amulet)
सः:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
सर्वतःfrom all sides, on every side
सर्वतः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वतः (अव्यय; सर्व-तस्)
पातुmay (he/it) protect
पातु:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√पा (पालने)
हेत्याwith a weapon/missile
हेत्या:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहेति (प्रातिपदिक)
देवfrom the gods
देव:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
असुरेभ्यःfrom the asuras
असुरेभ्यः:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअसुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Maṇi as divākara (luminous protector)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Mantra Rasa
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