Mantra 23

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ज्यायान् निमिषतोऽसि तिष्ठतो ज्यायान्त्समुद्रादसि काम मन्यो । ततस्त्वमसि ज्यायान् विश्वहा महांस्तस्मै ते काम नम इत् कृणोमि

IAST Transliteration

jyā́yān nimiṣatáḥ asi tíṣṭhato jyā́yān samudrā́d asi kā́ma manyó | tatás tvám asi jyā́yān viśváhā mahā́ṁs tásmai te kā́ma náma ít kṛṇomi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Greater art thou than the blinking one, greater than the standing one; greater art thou than the ocean, O Kāma, O Manyu. Therefrom art thou the greater, evermore the mighty: to thee, O Kāma, I do indeed make reverent homage.

Word by Word

ज्यायान्greater, superior

निमिषतःthan the blinking one; from/than what blinks

असिyou are

तिष्ठतःthan the standing one; from/than what stands

ज्यायान्greater

समुद्रात्from/than the ocean

असिyou are

कामO Kāma (Desire)

मन्योO Manyu (Wrath/Spirit)

ततःtherefore; from that

त्वम्you

असिare

ज्यायान्greater

विश्वहाat all times; always

महान्great

तस्मैto him/that (to you, i.e., to Kāma)

तेyour

कामO Kāma

नमःobeisance; homage

इत्indeed; just

कृणोमिI make; I offer (do)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic seer attribution within Kāma-hymn complex (varies).

Devata: Kāma (with Manyu as allied/evoked force)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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