Mantra 11

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अर्वागन्य इतो अन्यः पृथिव्या अग्नी समेतो नभसी अन्तरमे। तयोः श्रयन्ते रश्मयोऽधि दृढास्ताना तिष्ठति तपसा ब्रह्मचारी

IAST Transliteration

arvā́g anyá itó anyáḥ pṛthivyā́ agnī́ sametó nábhasī antáram é | táyor śrayante raśmáyo’dhí dṛḍhā́s tā́n ā́ tiṣṭhati tápasā brahmacārī́

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

One is on this side, the other from here; from earth the two Fires have met in the space between the two firmaments. Upon those two rest the firm rays; upon those he stands fast by his tapas—the Brahmacārin.

Translation

ଗୋଟିଏ ଏହି ପାର୍ଶ୍ୱରେ, ଅନ୍ୟଟି ଏଠାରୁ ପାରେ; ପୃଥିବୀରୁ ଦୁଇ ଅଗ୍ନି ଦୁଇ ଦ୍ୟୌର ମଧ୍ୟବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ଅନ୍ତରିକ୍ଷରେ ସମେତ ହୋଇଛି। ସେଇ ଦୁଇଟି ଉପରେ ଦୃଢ଼ ରଶ୍ମିମାନେ ଆଶ୍ରୟ କରିଛନ୍ତି; ସେଇ ଉପରେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଚାରୀ ନିଜ ତପସାରେ ଅଚଳ ଭାବେ ଦଢ଼ ହୋଇ ରହେ।

Word by Word

अर्वाक्downward; this way

अन्यःanother (one)

इतःfrom here

अन्यःanother (one)

पृथिव्याःof the earth

अग्नीthe two fires

समेतौhaving come together; united

नभसीthe two skies; heaven and atmosphere

अन्तरम्the intermediate space

एindeed; (emphatic particle)

तयोःof those two

श्रयन्तेthey rest/lean; they depend

रश्मयःrays; reins (beams)

अधिupon; over

दृढाःfirm; strong

तान्those (rays)

आunto; completely

तिष्ठतिstands; remains

तपसाby austerity; by heat/ardor

ब्रह्मचारीthe brahmacārin (religious student/ascetic)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic (variable)

Devata: Agni (dual) and Brahmacārin/tapas as sustaining agency

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like/irregular

Mantra Rasa

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