Mantra 2

Sukta 94

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अहं गृभ्णामि मनसा मनांसि मम चित्तमनु चित्तेभिरेत । मम वशेषु हृदयानि वः कृणोमि मम यातमनुवर्त्मान एत

IAST Transliteration

aháṃ gṛbhṇāmi mánasā mánāṃsi máma cittám ánu cittébhir éta | máma váśeṣu hṛ́dayāni vaḥ kṛṇomi máma yā́tam anuvártmāna éta ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

I seize with mind your minds: after my thought, with your thoughts—come! Your hearts I make to be within my dominion: go ye my way, following my track—come!

Word by Word

अहम्I

गृभ्णामिI seize, grasp

मनसाwith (my) mind

मनांसिminds

ममof me, my

चित्तम्mind, intention

अनुafter, along, in accordance with

चित्तेभिःwith (your/their) intentions/minds

एतthis; thus (enclitic/padapūraṇa)

ममof me, my

वशेषुin (my) control, under (my) sway

हृदयानिhearts

वःof you (pl.), your

कृणोमिI make, I render

ममof me, my

यातम्go (you two)!

अनुवर्त्मानःfollowing the path; conforming

एतthis; thus (enclitic/padapūraṇa)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Manas/Citta as controllable powers; implicit ‘Vaśa’ (dominion) as operative principle

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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