Mantra 15

Sukta 30

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मा ते प्राण उप दसन्मो अपानोऽपि धायि ते । सूर्यस्त्वाधिपतिर्मृत्योरुदायच्छतु रश्मिभिः

IAST Transliteration

mā́ te prāṇá úpa dasan mó apānó ’pí dhāyi te | sū́ryas tvā́dhipatír mṛtyór úd ā́yacchatu raśmíbhíḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let not thy breath sink down, nor let thy down-breath be laid upon thee. The Sun, thy sovereign lord, shall draw thee up from Death with his rays.

Translation

Да не опустится твой прана, да не ляжет на тебя апана. Сурья, твой владыка, да поднимет тебя из Смерти своими лучами.

Word by Word

माnot / do not

तेof you / your

प्राणःbreath, vital breath

उपtowards, near

दसत्let (it) not fail / let it not be impaired

माnot / do not

अपानःdown-breath, apāna

अपिalso; even

धायिwas placed/settled (i.e., may it be set right)

तेto you

सूर्यःthe Sun

त्वाyou

अधिपतिःlord, overlord

मृत्योःof death

उद्up, out

आयच्छतुlet (him) hold back / restrain

रश्मिभिःwith rays

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Sūrya (with prāṇa/apāna as functional powers)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (common for such charms; edition-dependent)

Mantra Rasa

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