Atharva Veda 8.2.20 - Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 20

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Atharva Veda 8.2.20: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 20

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अह्ने॑ च त्वा॒ रात्र॑ये चो॒भाभ्यां॒ परि॑ दद्मसि । अ॒राये॑भ्यो जिघ॒त्सुभ्य॑ इ॒मं मे॒ परि॑ रक्षत

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 8.2.20

IAST Transliteration

áhne ca tvā rā́traye cobhā́bhyāṃ pári dadmasi | arā́yebhyo jighatsúbhya imáṃ me pári rakṣata ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

To Day and unto Night, to both together, we commit thee round about. From foes, from the hungry that would seize, do ye protect this man of mine on every side.

Translation

పగలుకూ రాత్రికీ—ఉభయములకు—మేము నిన్ను చుట్టూరా అప్పగించుచున్నాము. శత్రువుల నుండి, ఆకలితో దాడి చేసి పట్టుకొనదలచినవారి నుండి, నా ఈ మనిషిని మీరు అన్ని వైపులా రక్షించండి.

Word by Word

अह्नेto the day

चand

त्वाyou (as object)

रात्र्यैto the night

चand

उभाभ्याम्to/for both (of them)

परिaround; over (as preverb)

दद्मसिwe give / we consign

अरायेभ्यःfrom the hostile ones

जिघत्सुभ्यःto the hungry/greedy (ones)

इमम्this

मेmy / of me

परिaround; completely (as preverb)

रक्षतprotect (you all)!

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Ahná (Day) and Rā́tri (Night)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: bhayankara

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