Atharva Veda 7.82.2 - Kanda 7, Anuvaka 9, Sukta 82, Mantra 2

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Atharva Veda 7.82.2: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 9, Sukta 82, Mantra 2

Sukta 82

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मय्यग्रे॑ अ॒ग्निं गृ॑ह्णामि स॒ह क्ष॒त्रेण॒ वर्च॑सा॒ बले॑न । मयि॑ प्र॒जां मय्यायु॑र्दधामि॒ स्वाहा॒ मय्य॒ग्निम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.82.2

IAST Transliteration

máyy ágre agníṃ gṛhṇāmi sahá kṣatréṇa várcasā bálena | máyi prajā́ṃ máyy ā́yur dadhāmi svā́hā máyy agním ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In me, first, I take Agni—together with ruling power, with splendour, with strength. In me I set offspring, in me I set life: svāhā! in me be Agni.

Translation

ข้าพเจ้ารับเอาอัคนี (Agni) ไว้ในตนก่อน—พร้อมด้วยอำนาจกษัตริย์ (kṣatra) พร้อมด้วยรัศมี (varcas) พร้อมด้วยกำลัง (bala). ข้าพเจ้าตั้งบุตรหลานไว้ในตน ข้าพเจ้าตั้งอายุชีวิตไว้ในตน: svāhā! ขอให้อัคนีสถิตอยู่ในตนของข้าพเจ้า.

Word by Word

मयिin me

अग्रेin front; beforehand

अग्निम्Agni; fire

गृह्णामिI take; I grasp

सहtogether with

क्षत्रेणwith dominion; with royal power

वर्चसाwith radiance; splendor

बलेनwith strength

मयिin me

प्रजाम्offspring; progeny

मयिin me

आयुःlife; lifespan

दधामिI place; I establish

स्वाहाsvāhā (offering-call)

मयिin me

अग्निम्Agni; fire

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Agni (as internalized power)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: vira

Secondary: shanta

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