Mantra 5

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

न्वे३तेनारात्सीरसौ स्वाहा । तिग्मायुधौ तिग्महेती सुशेवौ सोमारुद्राविह सु मृडतं नः

IAST Transliteration

nú eténārātsīrasau svā́hā | tiǵmāyudhāu tiǵmahetī suśévāu sómarudrāv ihá sú mṛḍataṃ naḥ

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Now, with this—O Arātsīrasau—svāhā! Sharp-weaponed, sharp-missiled, yet kindly, O Soma and Rudra, here be ye gracious unto us; grant us good relief.

Translation

இப்போது, இதனால்—ஓ அராத்ஸீரஸௌ—ஸ்வாஹா! கூரிய ஆயுதங்களையுடையவர்களே, கூரிய ஏவுகணைகளையுடையவர்களே, ஆயினும் அருள்மிகு நன்மையுடையவர்களே—ஓ சோமா, ருத்ரா! இங்கே எங்களுக்கு அருள்புரியுங்கள்; எங்களுக்கு நல்விடுதலை/நலநிவாரணம் அளியுங்கள்.

Word by Word

नुnow; indeed

एतेनwith this; by this

अरात्सीharm; hostility; mischief

रसौO Rasa (deity/personified sap/essence)

स्वाहाsvāhā (oblation-call)

तिग्मायुधौO two sharp-weaponed ones

तिग्महेतीO two of sharp missiles/impulses

सुशेवौO two very gracious/beneficent ones

सोमारुद्रौO Soma and Rudra

इहhere

सुwell; wholly; indeed

मृडतम्be gracious; show mercy

नःto us; for us

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level).

Devata: Soma-Rudra (dual).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (tendency; short dual-invocation style—meter should be confirmed by syllable count in a critical edition)

Mantra Rasa

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