Mantra 44
Sukta 5
राज्ञो वरुणस्य बन्धोऽसि । सो३मुमामुष्यायणममुष्याः पुत्रमन्ने प्राणे बधान
rājñó váruṇasya bandhó ’si | sá u amúm amuṣyā́yaṇam amuṣyā́ḥ putrám ánne prāṇé badhāna
Thou art the bond of King Varuṇa. Do thou, in very deed, bind yonder man—so-and-so’s son, child of such a mother—in food and in breath.
ਤੂੰ ਰਾਜਾ ਵਰੁਣ ਦਾ ਬੰਧਨ ਹੈਂ। ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ, ਉਸ ਪਰਲੇ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨੂੰ—ਫਲਾਣੇ ਦਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ, ਫਲਾਣੀ ਮਾਂ ਦਾ ਜਾਇਆ—ਅੰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੰਨ੍ਹ ਦੇ।
Rishi: Vihavya
Devata: Varuṇa (as King and binder)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (ritual imperative style)
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