Mantra 3

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सुत्रामाणं पृथिवीं द्यामनेहसं सुशर्माणमदितिं सुप्रणीतिम्। दैवीं नावं स्वरित्रामनागसो अस्रवन्तीमा रुहेमा स्वस्तये

IAST Transliteration

su-trāmā́ṇaṃ pṛthivī́ṃ dyā́m anehásaṃ su-śármāṇam áditiṃ su-praṇī́tim | daivī́ṃ nā́vaṃ sva-ritrā́m anā́gaso ásravantīm ā́ ruhema svastáye ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The well-protecting Earth, and Heaven that harmeth not, Aditi of good shelter and of good leading—upon the divine boat, well-oared, sinless, and not leaking, may we embark, for welfare.

Word by Word

• सुत्रामाणम्: the well-protecting (one)
• सुत्रामाणम्: कर्म (आ-रुहेम ‘we may mount’—object) / विशेषण
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सु-त्रामन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good-protecting/with good protection’)

• पृथिवीम्: the Earth
• पृथिवीम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)

• द्याम्: the Sky
• द्याम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यौ/दिव् (प्रातिपदिक ‘sky, heaven’)

• अनेहसम्: the untroubled, unharming (one)
• अनेहसम्: कर्म / विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-नेहस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘without nehas’ = untroubled/undelayed)

• सुशर्माणम्: the of good refuge/protection
• सुशर्माणम्: कर्म / विशेषण
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: सु-शर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good-shelter/protection’)

• अदितिम्: Aditi (the unbounded goddess)
• अदितिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (proper/common)
• Root: अदिति (प्रातिपदिक)

• सुप्रणीतिम्: good guidance / safe leading
• सुप्रणीतिम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun (abstract)
• Root: सु-प्रणीति (प्रातिपदिक; ‘good guidance/leading’)

• दैवीम्: divine
• दैवीम्: कर्म / विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैवी (प्रातिपदिक; from देव ‘divine’)

• नावम्: boat
• नावम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: नौ/नाव् (प्रातिपदिक ‘boat, ship’)

• स्वरित्राम्: oared / well-steered
• स्वरित्राम्: कर्म / विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वरित्रा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘having an oar/steering-oar’)

• अनागसः: we, being blameless / the blameless (ones)
• अनागसः: कर्तृ (आ-रुहेम ‘we may mount’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-नागस् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘sinless, blameless’)

• अस्रवन्तीम्: non-leaking, not letting (water) flow in
• अस्रवन्तीम्: कर्म / विशेषण (of नावम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-स्रवन्ती (प्रातिपदिक; ‘not leaking/unsinking’; from √स्रु ‘to flow’ with negation)

• आ: unto, up (as preverb)
• आ: — (verb-modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable (preverb)
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• रुहेम: may we mount / may we board
• रुहेम: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुह् (धातु ‘to mount, ascend’)

• स्वस्तये: for welfare / for safety
• स्वस्तये: सम्प्रदान (प्रयोजन-दत्तिवः)
• Type: Noun (dative of purpose)
• Root: स्वस्ति (प्रातिपदिक ‘well-being, welfare’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn to Aditi/Earth-Heaven; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Pṛthivī, Dyāus, Aditi (protective triad; ‘divine boat’ as salvific power)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (edition-dependent; Atharvanic meters often mixed)

Mantra Rasa

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