Mantra 20

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ये अत्रयो अङ्गिरसो नवग्वा इष्टावन्तो रातिषाचो दधानाः । दक्षिणावन्तः सुकृतो य उ स्थासद्यास्मिन् बर्हिषि मादयध्वम्

IAST Transliteration

yé atráyo aṅgíraso návagvā iṣṭā́vanto rātiṣā́co dádhānāḥ | dákṣiṇāvantaḥ sukṛ́to yá u sthā́sadyāsmín bárhiṣi mādayadhvam ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Ye Atris, ye Angirases, ye Navagvas—rich in sacrifice, bearing the winning of gifts; ye endowed with fees, ye doers of good—since such indeed ye are, sit down upon this sacred grass and take your gladness.

Translation

Vós, Atris; vós, Aṅgirases; vós, Navagvas — ricos em sacrifício, portando a conquista dos dons; providos de dákṣiṇā (retribuição ritual), fazedores do bem — pois tais sois, sentai-vos sobre esta relva sagrada (barhís) e tomai a vossa alegria.

Word by Word

येwho (those who)

अत्रयःthe Atri-s (Atris)

अङ्गिरसःthe Aṅgiras-s

नवग्वाःthe Navagva-s

इष्टावन्तःpossessing the desired (boons); successful in sacrifice

रातिषाचःattaining/bringing gifts; gift-winning

दधानाःbearing; holding; placing

दक्षिणावन्तःhaving dakṣiṇā-fees; bountiful

सुकृतःwell-doing; virtuous; of good deeds

यःwho (he who)

उindeed; and

स्थासत्may (he) stand / be present

इहhere

अस्मिन्in this

बर्हिषिon the sacred grass (barhis)

मादयध्वम्rejoice; be exhilarated; take delight

Attribution

Rishi: Pitṛs as ṛṣi-lineages (Atri/Angiras/Navagva complex)

Devata: Pitaraḥ (ancestral seers)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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