Mantra 43

Sukta 1

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यथा सिन्धुर्नदीनां साम्राज्यं सुषुवे वृषा । एवा त्वं सम्राज्ञ्येधि पत्युरस्तं परेत्य

IAST Transliteration

yáthā síndhur nadī́nāṃ sā́mrājyaṃ suṣuvé vṛ́ṣā | evā́ tvaṃ samrā́jñy edhi patyúr ástaṃ parétya ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

As Sindhu, bull-like, hath brought forth sovereignty over the rivers, so, entering thy husband’s home, be thou a sovereign lady.

Translation

जसा सिंधू (समुद्र/महानदी) वृषभासारखा होऊन नद्यांवरचे साम्राज्य उत्पन्न करतो, तशी तू पतीच्या घरी प्रवेश करून साम्राज्ञी हो.

Word by Word

यथाjust as, as

सिन्धुःthe river/stream (Sindhu)

नदीनाम्of the rivers

साम्राज्यम्sovereignty, overlordship

सुषुवेhas brought forth, has produced

वृषाthe bull (i.e., the mighty one)

एवso, just so

त्वम्you

सम्राज्ञीa sovereign queen

एधिbe!, prosper!, become!

पत्युःof (your) husband

अस्तम्home, homeward

परेत्यhaving gone to/approached, having gone forth (to)

Attribution

Rishi: Vivāha corpus seer-tradition (Atharvanic domestic).

Devata: Household sovereignty (Samrājñī); paradigmatic Sindhu as cosmic warrant.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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