Mantra 30

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्राच्यां त्वा दिशि पुरा संवृतः स्वधायामा दधामि बाहुच्युता पृथिवी द्यामिवोपरि । लोककृतः पथिकृतो यजामहे ये देवानां हुतभागा इह स्थ

IAST Transliteration

prā́cyāṃ tvā diśí purā́ saṃvṛ́taḥ svadhā́yām ā́ dadhāmi bāhucyútā pṛthivī́ dyā́m iva úpari | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutábhāgā ihá sthá ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In the eastern quarter, in front, enclosed about, in svadhā I set thee down—cast from the arms—upon the Earth, as heaven is set above. We worship the World-ordainers, the Path-ordainers, who have their portion in the offered gift: be present here.

Translation

ਪੂਰਬ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ, ਅੱਗੇ, ਚਾਰੋਂ ਪਾਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਘੇਰ ਕੇ, ਸ੍ਵਧਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਟਿਕਾਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ—ਬਾਹੁਚ੍ਯੁਤ (ਬਾਂਹਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਛੁੱਟਿਆ) ਕਰਕੇ—ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਉਪਰ ਆਕਾਸ਼ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਹੈ। ਅਸੀਂ ਲੋਕਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਪਥਿਕ੍ਰਿਤ ਦੀ ਯਜਨਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ—ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਦੇਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਹੁਤਭਾਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਹੈ; ਤੁਸੀਂ ਇੱਥੇ ਉਪਸਥਿਤ ਰਹੋ।

Word by Word

प्राच्याम्in the eastern (direction)

त्वाyou (as object)

दिशिin the direction

पुराformerly; in front/earlier

संवृतःenclosed; covered

स्वधायाम्in/with svadhā (ancestral offering-power)

आunto; towards

दधामिI place; I set

बाहुच्युताःfallen from the arms; slipping from the arms

पृथिवीthe Earth

द्याम्the Heaven/sky

इवas; like

उपरिabove; upon

लोककृतःworld-makers; creators of the worlds

पथिकृतःpath-makers; makers of the path

यजामहेwe worship; we sacrifice

येwho

देवानाम्of the gods

हुतभागाःhaving a share in the oblation; oblation-sharers

इहhere

स्थyou are; you stand

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies).

Devata: Directional powers with Savitar implicit; Pitṛ-oriented svadhā; collective lokakṛt/pathikṛt.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (AV 18 funerary meters are often mixed/irregular).

Mantra Rasa

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