Mantra 5

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

विद्म ते स्वप्न जनित्रमभूत्याः पुत्रोऽसि यमस्य करणः । अन्तकोऽसि मृत्युरसि । तं त्वा स्वप्न तथा सं विद्म स नः स्वप्न दुष्वप्न्यात् पाहि

IAST Transliteration

vídma te svapna janítram ábhūtyāḥ pútro ’si yámasya káraṇaḥ | ántako ’si mṛtyúr asi | táṃ tvā́ svápna tathā́ sáṃ vídma sá naḥ svapna duṣvápnyā́t pāhi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

We know, O Dream, thy birthplace: thou art Abhūti’s son; thou art Yama’s instrument. Thou art the Ender; thou art Death. Thee, O Dream, thus do we fully know; so, O Dream, from evil dreaming do thou guard us.

Translation

ಓ ಸ್ವಪ್ನವೇ! ನಿನ್ನ ಜನ್ಮಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ನಾವು ತಿಳಿದಿದ್ದೇವೆ; ನೀನು ಅಭೂತಿಯ ಪುತ್ರನು; ನೀನು ಯಮನ ಕರಣ (ಉಪಕರಣ) ಆಗಿರುವೆ. ನೀನು ಅಂತಕನು; ನೀನು ಮೃತ್ಯುವೇ. ಓ ಸ್ವಪ್ನವೇ! ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ನಾವು ಹೀಗೆ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿದಿದ್ದೇವೆ; ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಓ ಸ್ವಪ್ನವೇ! ದುಸ್ವಪ್ನದಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡು.

Word by Word

विद्मwe know

तेto/for you; of you

स्वप्नO Sleep

जनित्रम्begetter; origin

अभूत्याःof misfortune; of non-being/ill-luck

पुत्रःson

असिyou are

यमस्यof Yama

करणःagent; doer; instrument (as personified)

अन्तकःEnder; Death

असिyou are

मृत्युःdeath

असिyou are

तम्that (one); him

त्वाyou

स्वप्नO Sleep

तथाthus; in that manner

संविद्मwe know fully; we recognize

सःhe

नःfor us; of us

स्वप्नO Sleep

दुष्वप्न्यात्from evil dreaming; from bad dreams

पाहिprotect

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Svapna hymn)

Devata: Svapna (linked to Abhūti; also Yama/Antaka/Mṛtyu as identifications)

Chandas: Spell-style anuṣṭubh with refrain

Mantra Rasa

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