Mantra 50

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इदमिद् वा उ नापरं दिवि पश्यसि सूर्यम्। माता पुत्रं यथा सिचाभ्येऽनं भूम ऊर्णुहि

IAST Transliteration

idám íd vā́ u ná̄param diví páśyasi sū́ryam | mātā́ putráṃ yáthā sicā́bhy-ènāṃ bhū́me ūrṇuhi

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

This verily is it: thou seest no other thing in heaven than the Sun. As a mother her son with the skirt (of her robe), so, O Earth, cover thou this man over.

Translation

Вот оно, воистину: в небе ты не видишь ничего иного, кроме Солнца. Как мать сына — краем одежды, так, о Земля, покрой этого человека, укрой его.

Word by Word

इदम्this (thing)

इत्indeed, just

वैindeed, surely

उand/also (emphatic particle)

नnot

अपरम्another, different

दिविin heaven, in the sky

पश्यसिyou see

सूर्यम्the Sun

मा॒ताmother

पुत्रम्son

यथाas, just as

सिचाyou sprinkle, you pour

अभ्येनम्upon him, towards him

भूमbe!, become!

ऊर्णुहिcover!, wrap!, envelop!

Attribution

Rishi: As per AV 18 funerary anukramaṇī tradition (often Atharvanic transmission; specific r̥ṣi varies by school lists).

Devata: Pṛthivī (Earth), with implicit reference to Sūrya

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (funerary liturgical cadence).

Mantra Rasa

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