Mantra 1

Sukta 85

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अरिष्टनेमिः। त्यमू षु वाजिनं देवजूतं सहोवानं तरुतारं रथानाम्। अरिष्टनेमिं पृतनाजिमाशुं स्वस्तये तार्क्ष्यमिहा हुवेम

IAST Transliteration

tyám ū́ ṣu vā́jinaṃ devájūtaṃ sáhovānaṃ tarutā́raṃ ráthānām | áriṣṭanemiṃ pṛtanājím āśúṃ svastáye tārkṣyám ihá huvema ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

That verily we invoke—the prize-winning swift one, god-impelled, rich in might, the over-passer of chariots; the uninjured-fellied, battle-conquering, rapid Tārkṣya—here, for our welfare.

Translation

അരിഷ്ടനേമി (അക്ഷത നേമിയുള്ളവൻ)। നമ്മുടെ സ്വസ്തിക്കായി ഇവിടെ ഞങ്ങൾ താർക്ഷ്യനെ ആഹ്വാനം ചെയ്യുന്നു—വിജയദായക വാജിൻ (വേഗവാൻ/യോദ്ധാവ്), ദേവപ്രേരിതൻ, മഹാശക്തിയുള്ളവൻ, രഥങ്ങളെ മറികടക്കുന്നവൻ; അക്ഷതനേമിയുള്ള, യുദ്ധവിജയം നൽകുന്ന, അതിവേഗ താർക്ഷ്യ—ഇവിടെ, നമ്മുടെ ക്ഷേമത്തിനായി.

Word by Word

अरिष्टनेमिःArisṭanemi (the one with unharmed/secure rim; an epithet)

त्यम्that (him)

ऊindeed / surely

षुnow / quickly

वाजिनम्the swift/strong one (the racer)

देवजूतम्impelled by the gods

सहोवानम्possessing might

तरुतारम्the best overcomer / most victorious

रथानाम्of chariots

अरिष्टनेमिम्Arisṭanemi

पृतनाजिम्battle-contestant / fighter in battle

आशुम्swift

स्वस्तयेfor well-being

तार्क्ष्यम्Tārkṣya (Garuda-like divine being)

इहhere

हुवेमwe invoke / we call

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (svastyayana corpus; specific r̥ṣi not stated in the supplied excerpt)

Devata: Tārkṣya (Garuḍa-like protective power/steed)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (by cadence and length)

Mantra Rasa

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