Mantra 22

Sukta 9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इत्थं श्रेयो मन्यमानेदमागमं युष्माकं सख्ये अहमस्मि शेवा । समानजन्मा क्रतुरस्ति वः शिवः स वः सर्वाः सं चरति प्रजानन्

IAST Transliteration

ittháṃ śréyo mányamānedám ā́gamam yuṣmā́kaṃ sakhyé ahám asmi śévā | samānajánmā krátur asti vaḥ śiváḥ sá vo sárvāḥ sáṃ carati prajā́nann ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Thus deeming welfare, hither have I come: within your friendship I am kindly. Of common birth, there is for you an auspicious purpose; that, knowing, moves together among you all.

Translation

ข้าพเจ้าคิดใคร่ครวญถึงความเกื้อกูลอันประเสริฐ (śreyas) จึงมาถึงที่นี่; ในมิตรภาพของพวกท่าน ข้าพเจ้าอยู่ด้วยความเมตตา. เรามีชาติกำเนิดร่วมกัน (samānajanman); สำหรับพวกท่านมีเจตจำนงอันเป็นมงคล (kratu). ผู้รู้สิ่งนั้นย่อมเคลื่อนไปพร้อมกันท่ามกลางพวกท่านทั้งปวง รู้แจ้งหมู่ประชา.

Word by Word

इत्थम्thus, in this manner

श्रेयःthe better (good), welfare

मन्यमानःthinking, considering

इदम्this

आगमम्I came, I approached

युष्माकम्of you (pl.), your

सख्येin friendship, in alliance

अहम्I

अस्मिam

शेवाःkindly, gracious, well-disposed

समानजन्माof common birth, born together

क्रतुःresolve, will, purpose

अस्तिis

वःof you, your

शिवःauspicious, benevolent

सःhe/that

वःto you / for you

सर्वाःall (f.)

सम्together, completely

चरतिmoves, acts, goes about

प्रजानन्knowing, understanding

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here)

Devata: Sakhya/Śiva-kratu (personified auspicious resolve); Vāc as operative power implicit

Chandas: Not securely determinable from excerpt alone

Mantra Rasa

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