Mantra 11

Sukta 12

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नास्यास्मिंल्लोक आयतनं शिष्यते य एवं विदुषा व्रात्येनानतिसृष्टो जुहोति

IAST Transliteration

nā́syāsmíṁl loká ā́yatanaṁ śíṣyate yá eváṁ vidúṣā vrā́tyenā́natisṛṣṭo juhóti

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For him, in this world, no footing is left deficient—who, thus knowing, offers, not having loosed the Vrātya against him (nor set him at enmity).

Translation

この世において彼には、踏み場の欠けるところが残らない――かく知って供火する者、ヴラーティヤ（vrātya）を彼に向けて放たず（敵対させず）して。

Word by Word

नnot

अस्यof this (one)

अस्मिन्in this

लोकेin the world

आयतनम्abode; resting-place

शिष्यतेremains; is left

यःwho

एवम्thus; in this manner

विदुषाby/with a knowing (wise) [one]

व्रात्येनby/with the Vrātya (a consecrated/outsider ascetic figure)

अनतिसृष्टःnot over-released; not let loose/excessively dismissed (i.e., duly restrained/authorized)

जुहोतिoffers (into the fire); makes oblation

Attribution

Rishi: Vrātya-related tradition (AV 15 anukramaṇī attributions vary).

Devata: Vrātya (as potent sacral figure) and the social-cosmic ‘Loka’ order.

Chandas: Atharvanic mixed; semi-prose cadence.

Mantra Rasa

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