Mantra 4

Sukta 15

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उरुं नो लोकमनु नेषि विद्वान्त्स्व१र्यज्ज्योतिरभयं स्वस्ति। उग्रा त इन्द्र स्थविरस्य बाहू उप क्षयेम शरणा बृहन्ता

IAST Transliteration

urúṃ no lokám ánu neṣi vidvā́n svàr-yaj jyótir abháyaṃ svastí | ugrā́ te índra sthávirasya bāhū́ úpa kṣayema śaráṇā br̥hántā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

A wide realm do thou, the wise one, lead us on unto—heaven-reaching light, fearlessness, and welfare. Formidable, O Indra, are the arms of thee the steadfast: under them may we dwell, as under great shelters.

Translation

ਹੇ ਵਿਦਵਾਨ! ਸਾਨੂੰ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਲੋਕ ਵੱਲ ਅਨੁ ਲੈ ਚੱਲ—ਸਵਰਗ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਜੋਤਿ, ਅਭੈ ਅਤੇ ਸਵਸਤੀ ਵੱਲ। ਹੇ ਇੰਦਰ! ਤੇਰੇ ਸਥਿਰ, ਦ੍ਰਿੜ੍ਹ ਬਾਹੂ ਉਗ੍ਰ ਹਨ; ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਸਰੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਵੱਸੀਂ—ਵੱਡੇ ਸ਼ਰਨਾਂ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਵਾਂਗ।

Word by Word

• उरुम्: wide, spacious
• उरुम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उरु (प्रातिपदिक)

• नः: for us / of us
• नः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• लोकम्: world, realm
• लोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)

• अनु: along, after, in accordance
• अनु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु

• नेषि: you lead
• नेषि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) [नयति]

• विद्वान्: knowing, wise
• विद्वान्: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद् (धातु) → विद्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वः: heaven, the sky
• स्वः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun (indeclinable form)
• Root: स्वर्/स्वः (प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययीभूत)

• यज्: worship / perform sacrifice
• यज्: —
• Type: Verb (imperative/benedictive form used as injunctive)
• Root: यज् (धातु)

• ज्योतिः: light, radiance
• ज्योतिः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभयम्: fearlessness, safety
• अभयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: अ-भय (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्वस्ति: well-being, auspiciousness
• स्वस्ति: —
• Type: Indeclinable (blessing word)
• Root: स्वस्ति (निपात/प्रातिपदिक)

• उग्रा: mighty, fierce
• उग्रा: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• ते: your
• ते: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• इन्द्र: O Indra
• इन्द्र: —
• Type: Noun (vocative)
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• स्थविरस्य: of the strong/firm (one)
• स्थविरस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective (used substantively)
• Root: स्थविर (प्रातिपदिक)

• बाहू: (two) arms
• बाहू: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: near, towards
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप

• क्षयेम: may we dwell / may we abide
• क्षयेम: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षि (धातु) [क्षयति/क्षयते]

• शरणा: (two) shelters, protections
• शरणा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)

• बृहन्ता: great, vast
• बृहन्ता: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi not specified in excerpt)

Devata: Indra (with Abhaya/Svasti as desired states)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (not strictly verified here)

Mantra Rasa

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