Mantra 9

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वार्षिकावेनं मासौ प्रतीच्या दिशो गोपायतो वैरूपं च वैराजं चानु तिष्ठतो य एवं वेद

IAST Transliteration

vārṣí̱kāv enaṃ mā́sau pratī́cyā diśó gopāyato vairūpáṃ ca vairājáṃ cā́nu tiṣṭhato yá eváṃ véda

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The two rainy-season months, from the western quarter, guard this man—Vairūpa and Vairāja stand attendant upon him—whoso thus knoweth.

Translation

പശ്ചിമ ദിക്കിൽ നിന്നുള്ള മഴക്കാലത്തിലെ രണ്ടു മാസങ്ങൾ ഈ പുരുഷനെ കാക്കുന്നു—വൈരൂപനും വൈരാജനും അവന്റെ സമീപത്ത് അനുഗമിച്ച് നില്ക്കുന്നു—ഇങ്ങനെ അറിയുന്നവൻ.

Word by Word

वार्षिकावेनम्the ‘Vārṣikāvena’ (name/epithet; annual/seasonal one)

मासौthe two months

प्रतीच्याwestern

दिशःdirection (quarter)

गोपायतः(they two) protect/guard

वैरूपम्the Vairūpa (name/epithet)

चand

वैराजम्the Vairāja (name/epithet)

चand

अनुafter; along; in accordance with

तिष्ठतः(they two) stand; remain; abide

यःwho

एवम्thus; in this manner

वेदknows

Attribution

Rishi: As AV 15 speculative/correspondence material (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Directional guardianship of the West via Vairūpa and Vairāja; Kāla-bandhu.

Chandas: Non-metrical/irregular Atharvanic prose-cadence.

Mantra Rasa

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