Mantra 13

Sukta 30

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ऐतु प्राण ऐतु मन ऐतु चक्षुरथो बलम्। शरीरमस्य सं विदां तत् पद्भ्यां प्रति तिष्ठतु

IAST Transliteration

étu prāṇá étu mána étu cákṣur átho bálam | śarī́ram asya sáṃ vidā́ṃ tát padbhyā́ṃ práti tiṣṭhatu

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Let breath come back; let mind come back; let sight come back, and also strength. This man’s body—whole do I recognize it—let that stand firm upon its feet.

Translation

Nguyện hơi thở (prāṇa) trở lại; nguyện tâm (manas) trở lại; nguyện thị lực trở lại, và cả sức mạnh nữa. Thân thể của người này—ta nhận biết và gom lại cho trọn vẹn—nguyện cho thân ấy đứng vững trên đôi chân.

Word by Word

एतुlet (him/it) come

प्राणःthe vital breath

एतुlet (it) come

मनःmind

एतुlet (it) come

चक्षुःeye; sight

अथthen; and then

बलम्strength

शरीरम्body

अस्यof him/this (person)

सम्together; completely

विदाम्may we find/know; may we recover

तत्that (it)

पद्भ्याम्with (his) two feet

प्रतिtowards; back to

तिष्ठतुlet it stand; let it be established

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (Anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Revivifying powers centered on Prāṇa (and allied faculties); often within an Agni/Sūrya healing frame in the hymn.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; confirm in edition).

Mantra Rasa

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