Mantra 2

Sukta 93

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मनसा होमैर्हरसा घृतेन शर्वायास्त्र उत राज्ञे भवाय । नमस्येऽभ्यो नम एभ्यः कृणोम्यन्यत्रास्मदघविषा नयन्तु

IAST Transliteration

mánasā homáir hárasā ghṛténa śárvāyā́stre utá rā́jñe bhávāya | namasyé’bhyo náma ebhyaḥ kṛṇomy anyátrā́smád agháviṣā nayantu ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With mind, with oblations, with ardent force, with ghee, to Śarva, to the Weapon, and to the King, to Bhava—unto the reverence-worthy I make obeisance, obeisance unto these: let the evil-venomed bear (their bane) elsewhere, away from us.

Translation

Với tâm ý, với lễ hiến, với sức nóng mãnh liệt, với bơ tinh khiết (ghṛta)—dâng lên Śarva, dâng lên Vũ Khí, lại dâng lên Vua, dâng lên Bhava. Đối với những bậc đáng được tôn kính, ta cúi lạy; cúi lạy các vị này. Nguyện kẻ mang nọc độc ác hãy đem tai hại của chúng đi nơi khác, xa khỏi chúng ta.

Word by Word

मनसाby/with the mind

होमैःwith oblations (offerings)

हरसाwith delight/joy (gladness)

घृतेनwith ghee

शर्वायto Śarva

अस्त्र(as) a weapon

उतand also

राज्ञेto the king

भवायto Bhava

नमस्येभ्यःto the venerable ones (worthy of homage)

नमःhomage

एभ्यःto these

कृणोमिI make / I offer

अन्यत्रelsewhere

अस्मत्from us / of us

अघविषाwith evil poison/baneful venom

नयन्तुlet them lead/drive (it) away

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Aṅgiras/Atharvan line; hymn ascribed variably in ancillary lists)

Devata: Rudra as Śarva and Bhava; also Astra (personified weapon-power), and ‘Rājan’ as protective sovereignty

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV 6)

Mantra Rasa

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