Mantra 2

Sukta 135

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कोशबिले रजनि ग्रन्थेर्धानमुपानहि पादम्। उत्तमां जनिमां जन्यानुत्तमां जनीन्वर्त्मन्यात्

IAST Transliteration

kośá-bilé rájani gránther dhā́nám upā́-nahi pā́dam | úttamāṃ jánimāṃ janyá anúttamāṃ janī́n vártmani yā́t

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In the store-pit, O Night, from the knot—bind on the grain (and) the foot. Let the best birth, O kinsman, the unsurpassed womenfolk, go upon the path.

Translation

Trong hố chứa lương, hỡi Đêm, từ nút thắt—hãy buộc chặt hạt thóc và bàn chân. Hỡi người đồng tộc, nguyện sự sinh ra tối thượng, nguyện những người nữ trong tộc không gì sánh được, bước đi trên con đường này.

Word by Word

कोशबिलेin/at the ‘kośabila’ (a bag/pouch-like receptacle; place/object-name)

रजनिin the night

ग्रन्थेःof the knot / of the binding

धानम्grain; a grain-offering

उपानहिbind on; fasten

पादम्the foot

उत्तमाम्the highest; the best

जनिमाम्birth; origin

जन्यbelonging to one’s kin/lineage; natal

अनुत्तमाम्unsurpassed; not excelled

जनीन्women; wives; female folk

वर्त्मनिon the path; in the track

आत्then; from there; indeed (Vedic particle)

Attribution

Rishi: Anukta/late

Devata: Rajanī (Night) as concealment/protection; Pausti (prosperity) implicitly

Chandas: Irregular (semi-metrical; late)

Mantra Rasa

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