Mantra 45

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उपहूता नः पितरः सोम्यासो बर्हिष्येऽषु निधिषु प्रियेषु । त आ गमन्तु त इह श्रुवन्त्वधि ब्रुवन्तु तेऽवन्त्वस्मान्

IAST Transliteration

upahūtā́ naḥ pitáraḥ somyā́so barhiṣyé ’ṣú nidhíṣu priyéṣu | tá ā́ gamantu tá ihá śruvántv ádhi bruvantu té ’vantu asmā́n

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Invited are our Fathers, Soma-worthy: swiftly to the barhis, to the treasured, dear deposits. Let them come hither; here let them hearken; let them speak with authority; let them help and guard us.

Translation

ଆମ ପିତୃମାନେ—ସୋମ୍ୟ (ସୋମ-ଯୋଗ୍ୟ)—ଆହ୍ୱାନିତ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି; ସେମାନେ ବର୍ହିଷ୍ୟେ (ବର୍ହିସ୍ ଉପରେ), ଏହି ପ୍ରିୟ ଓ ନିଧି-ସଦୃଶ ନିକ୍ଷେପମାନଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଆସୁନ୍ତୁ। ସେମାନେ ଏଠାକୁ ଆସୁନ୍ତୁ; ଏଠାରେ ଶୁଣୁନ୍ତୁ; ଅଧିକାରପୂର୍ବକ କଥା କହୁନ୍ତୁ; ଏବଂ ଆମକୁ ସହାୟ କରି ରକ୍ଷା କରୁନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

उप॑हूताinvoked, called near

नःto us / our

पितरःthe Fathers, ancestors

सोम्यासःsoma-worthy / connected with Soma

बर्हिष्येon the sacred grass (barhis)

अषुtherein / here (Vedic particle)

निधिषुin the deposits/treasures (stored offerings)

प्रियेषुin the dear/pleasing (ones/places)

तेthey

आhither, towards

गमन्तुlet them come

तेthey

इहhere

श्रुवन्तुlet them hear

अधिover, concerning; moreover

ब्रुवन्तुlet them speak

तेthey

अवन्तुlet them protect/help

अस्मान्us

Attribution

Rishi: Pitṛ-hymn seer per AV Anukramaṇī tradition (edition-specific)

Devata: Pitaraḥ (Somyāsaḥ)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (variable by pāda; consult metrical notes of the edition)

Mantra Rasa

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