Mantra 4

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यया द्यौर्यया पृथिवी ययापो गुपिता इमाः। वशां सहस्रधारां ब्रह्मणाच्छावदामसि

IAST Transliteration

yayā́ dyaúr yayā́ pṛthivī́ yayā́po gupitā́ imā́ḥ | vaśā́ṃ sahásradhārāṃ bráhmaṇā́cchā́ vadāmasi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

By that whereby Heaven, whereby Earth, whereby these Waters are guarded—unto the thousand-streaming Vaśā we speak, with brahman (sacred power).

Translation

ഏത് ശക്തിയാല്‍ ദ്യൗ (ആകാശം), ഏത് ശക്തിയാല്‍ പൃഥിവി, ഏത് ശക്തിയാല്‍ ഈ ജലങ്ങള്‍ കാവലാക്കപ്പെടുന്നുവോ—ആ സഹസ്രധാരാ വശയെ ഞങ്ങള്‍ ബ്രഹ്മണാ (പവിത്ര മന്ത്രശക്തിയാല്‍) അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്ത് ഉച്ചരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

ययाby which (fem.)

द्यौःthe sky

ययाby which

पृथिवीthe earth

ययाby which

आपःthe waters

गुपिताःprotected, guarded

इमाःthese

वशाम्the cow (vashā; a cow for rite/oblation)

सहस्रधाराम्having a thousand streams (richly flowing)

ब्रह्मणाwith sacred word/prayer (brahman)

अच्छtowards, unto

आवदामसिwe speak/utter

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī needed).

Devata: Brahman (sacred power) / Cosmic supports (Heaven-Earth-Waters)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed)

Mantra Rasa

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