Mantra 16

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आचार्योऽ ब्रह्मचारी ब्रह्मचरी प्रजापतिः । प्रजापतिर्वि राजति विराडिन्द्रोऽभवद् वशी

IAST Transliteration

ācā́ryo brahmacārī brahmacarī prajā́patiḥ | prajā́patir ví rājati virā́ḍ índro ’bhavad vaśī́ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Teacher is the Brahmacārin; the Brahmacārin is Prajāpati. Prajāpati rules forth in splendour: Virāj—Indra—he became, the masterful one.

Translation

Thầy (ācārya) chính là brahmacārin (người giữ hạnh Phạm); brahmacārin chính là Prajāpati (Sinh Chủ). Prajāpati rực sáng mà hiển trị; Ngài trở thành Virāj—Indra, bậc chủ tể đầy uy quyền.

Word by Word

• आचार्यः: the teacher (ācārya)
• आचार्यः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य (प्रातिपदिक; √चर् ‘चलना/आचरण करना’ से ‘आचार’)

• ब्रह्मचारी: the brahmacārin (celibate student)
• ब्रह्मचारी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + चारिन्)

• ब्रह्मचारी: the brahmacārin
• ब्रह्मचारी: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati (Lord of creatures)
• प्रजापतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक; प्रजा + पति)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati
• प्रजापतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)

• वि: apart, forth; intensifier (in compounds/with verbs)
• वि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• राजति: shines, is resplendent
• राजति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √राज् (दीप्तौ/शोभायाम्) / √राज् (राज्—to shine, be splendid)

• विराट्: Virāṭ (the cosmic form/expanse)
• विराट्: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराज्/विराट् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘विराज्’ से)

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (सत्तायाम्)

• वशी: self-controlled; masterful, powerful
• वशी: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘वश’—control/power)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Ācārya–Brahmacārin–Prajāpati; Virāj; Indra

Chandas: Mixed/irregular

Mantra Rasa

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