Mantra 1
Sukta 48
रात्रिः। अथो यानि च यस्मा ह यानि चान्तः परीणहि । तानि ते परि दद्मसि
rātríḥ | átho yā́ni ca yásmā ha yā́ni cāntáḥ parīṇáhi | tā́ni te pári dadmasi
Night. And whatsoever things, from whatever quarter, and whatsoever thou dost encompass within—those we commit unto thee round about.
ਰਾਤ੍ਰੀ। ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਵੀ—ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪਾਸੇ ਤੋਂ—ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਤੂੰ ਅੰਦਰੋਂ ਚਾਰੋਂ ਪਾਸੀਂ ਘੇਰ ਲੈਂਦੀ ਹੈਂ, ਉਹ ਸਭ ਅਸੀਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਚਾਰੋਂ ਪਾਸੀਂ ਸੌਂਪਦੇ ਹਾਂ।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Rātri-hymn complex)
Devata: Rātri
Chandas: Prose-like/irregular (late Atharvanic style; functional liturgy)
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