Mantra 22

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

(४) यदर्वाचीनं त्रैहायणादनृतं किं चोदिम। आपो मा तस्मात् सर्वस्माद् दुरितात् पान्त्वंहसः

IAST Transliteration

yád arvācī́naṁ traihāyaṇā́d anṛ́taṁ kíṁ codim | ā́po mā tásmāt sárvasmād duritā́t pā́ntv áṁhasaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

What hitherward fault, what falsehood from the tri-hāyana course—whatsoever thing at all we have spoken forth—O Waters, from that, from every evil-going, from anguish of sin, do ye protect me.

Translation

こちらへ向かう過ち、三年の行（trai-hāyana）より来た虚偽、またわたしたちが口にしたいかなる言葉であれ——おお水々（Āpas）よ、そのすべての悪しき行いから、罪の苦悩（aṃhas）から、わたしを守り給え。

Word by Word

यत्whatever (that which)

अर्वाचीनम्turned this way; coming from behind/nearer

त्रैहायणात्from the three-year (period/age)

अनृतम्untruth; falsehood

किम्what(ever)

चand

उदितम्uttered; arisen; spoken

आपःwaters

माम्me

तस्मात्from that

सर्वस्मात्from every; from all

दुरितात्from evil; from misfortune/sin

पान्तुmay they protect

अंहसःfrom distress; from sin/anguish

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/Ātharvaṇa for āpaḥ hymns in this section)

Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; standard for many AV expiatory verses)

Mantra Rasa

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