Mantra 5

Sukta 33

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्र यदग्नेः सहस्वतो विश्वतो यन्ति भानवः । अप नः शोशुचदघम्

IAST Transliteration

prá yád agnéḥ sáhasvato viśváto yánti bhānávaḥ | ápá naḥ śóśucat ághám ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

When the beams of Agni the mighty go forth on every side, away from us let the evil be burnt away.

Word by Word

• प्र: forth, forward
• प्र: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र

• यत्: when/that which
• यत्: —
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्

• अग्नेः: of Agni
• अग्नेः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि

• सहस्वतः: of the mighty/strong one
• सहस्वतः: सम्बन्ध (genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहस्वत्

• विश्वतः: from all sides, everywhere
• विश्वतः: Adhikaraṇa (दिशा/परिसर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विश्वतः

• यन्ति: go, proceed
• यन्ति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: या

• भानवः: rays, beams
• भानवः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु

• अप: away
• अप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अप

• नः: from us / our
• नः: Apādāna (अपसारण-आश्रयः)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• शोशुचत्: let it burn away / let it be purified
• शोशुचत्: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच्

• अघम्: evil, sin, harm
• अघम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अघ

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here)

Devata: Agni (sahasvat; radiative purifier)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be verified)

Mantra Rasa

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