Mantra 6

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शं न इन्द्रो वसुभिर्देवो अस्तु शमादित्येभिर्वरुणः सुशंसः । शं नो रुद्रो रुद्रेभिर्जलाषः शं नस्त्वष्टा ग्नाभिरिह शृणोतु

IAST Transliteration

śáṃ na índro vásubhir devó astu | śám ādityébhiḥ váruṇaḥ suśáṃsaḥ | śáṃ no rudró rudrébhir jalā́ṣaḥ | śáṃ nas tváṣṭā gnā́bhir ihá śṛṇotu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Weal be to us: may Indra, the god, with the Vasus be for our good; weal—may Varuṇa, graciously praised, with the Ādityas. Weal be to us: may Rudra with the Rudras be healing; weal be to us: may Tvaṣṭṛ, with the women (his powers), here give ear.

Translation

Bem para nós: que Indra, o deus, com os Vasus, seja para o nosso bem; bem—que Varuṇa, louvado com graça, esteja com os Ādityas. Bem para nós: que Rudra com os Rudras seja curador; bem para nós: que Tvaṣṭṛ, com as potências femininas (gnā), aqui dê ouvidos.

Word by Word

शम्auspiciously; for welfare

नःfor us / our

इन्द्रःIndra

वसुभिःwith the Vasus

देवःthe god

अस्तुmay (he) be

शम्for welfare

आदित्येभिःwith the Ādityas

वरुणःVaruṇa

सुशंसःof good praise; well-lauded / benevolent

शम्for welfare

नःfor us

रुद्रःRudra

रुद्रेभिःwith the Rudras

जलााषःhealing; bringing relief

शम्for welfare

नःfor us

त्वष्टाTvaṣṭṛ (the divine artisan)

ग्नाभिःwith the divine women (goddesses/consorts)

इहhere

शृणोतुmay (he) hear

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (varies by anukramaṇī).

Devata: Indra with Vasus; Varuṇa with Ādityas; Rudra with Rudras; Tvaṣṭṛ (with gnā).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.

Mantra Rasa

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