Mantra 15
Sukta 30
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मा ते प्राण उप दसन्मो अपानोऽपि धायि ते । सूर्यस्त्वाधिपतिर्मृत्योरुदायच्छतु रश्मिभिः
IAST Transliteration
mā́ te prāṇá úpa dasan mó apānó ’pí dhāyi te | sū́ryas tvā́dhipatír mṛtyór úd ā́yacchatu raśmíbhíḥ
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Let not thy breath sink down, nor let thy down-breath be laid upon thee. The Sun, thy sovereign lord, shall draw thee up from Death with his rays.
Word by Word
माnot / do not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
तेof you / your
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
प्राणःbreath, vital breath
प्राणः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootप्राण (प्र + √अन् ‘to breathe’)
उपtowards, near
उप:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउप
दसत्let (it) not fail / let it not be impaired
दसत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√दस् (दसँ) ‘to be deficient / fail’ (Vedic usage)
माnot / do not
मा:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा (निषेध) अव्यय
अपानःdown-breath, apāna
अपानः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअपान (अप + √अन् ‘to breathe’)
अपिalso; even
अपि:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
धायिwas placed/settled (i.e., may it be set right)
धायि:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√धा (डुधाञ्) ‘to place, set’
तेto you
ते:
सम्प्रदान
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य
त्वाyou
त्वा:
कर्म
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
अधिपतिःlord, overlord
अधिपतिः:
कर्तृ (सूर्यस्य विशेषणम्) / विधेय
TypeNoun
Rootअधिपति
मृत्योःof death
मृत्योः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
उद्up, out
उद्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउद्
आयच्छतुlet (him) hold back / restrain
आयच्छतु:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Root√यम् (यच्छति) ‘to restrain, hold, control’ (with ā-)
रश्मिभिःwith rays
रश्मिभिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरश्मि
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Sūrya (with prāṇa/apāna as functional powers)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (common for such charms; edition-dependent)
Mantra Rasa
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