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Mantra 8

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उदायुरुद् बलमुत् कृतमुत् कृत्यामुन्मनीषामुदिन्द्रियम्। आयुष्कृदायुष्पत्नी स्वधावन्तौ गोपा मे स्तं गोपायतं मा । आत्मसदौ मे स्तं मा हिंसिष्टम्

IAST Transliteration

ud ā́yur ud bálam ut kṛtám ut kṛtyā́m un manīṣā́m ud índriyam | ā́yuṣkṛd ā́yuṣpatnī svadhā́vantau gopā́ me stam gopāyátam mā́ | ātma-sádau me stam mā́ hiṃsiṣṭam

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Up rise my life, up rise my strength; up go the harm that is done, up go the witchcraft; up rise my thought, up rise my vigor. Ye twain, Life-maker and Life’s Consort, endowed with svadhā—be ye my guardians; guard ye me. Ye that abide within my self, be ye mine; do me no hurt.

Word by Word

उद्up, out, forth

आयुःlife, lifespan

उद्up, out

बलम्strength

उत्up, forth

कृतम्what is done; deed; (good) act

उत्up, forth

कृत्याम्sorcery, harmful magic (witchcraft)

उत्up, out

मनीषाम्thought, insight, intelligence

उद्up, forth

इन्द्रियम्vital power; sense-faculty; vigor

आयुष्कृत्life-making; giver of life

आयुष्पत्नीhaving life as spouse; life’s consort (epithet)

स्वधावन्तौendowed with svadhā (inherent power/ritual potency)

गोपाःtwo protectors, guardians

मेof me, my

स्तम्be (you two)

गोपायतम्protect (you two), guard

माdo not

आत्मसदौyou two who abide in/are seated in the self

मेof me, my

स्तम्be (you two)

माdo not

हिंसिष्टम्harm (you two)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Āyuṣkṛt and Āyuṣpatnī (paired life-powers); also anti-kṛtyā force

Chandas: Jagatī-like expansion (Atharvanic; not strictly regular)

Mantra Rasa

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