Mantra 24

Sukta 6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यमबध्नाद् बृहस्पतिर्देवेभ्यो असुरक्षितिम्। स मायं मणिरागमत् सह व्रीहियवाभ्यां महसा भूत्या सह

IAST Transliteration

yám abadʰnād bṛ́haspátir devébhyo ásura-kṣitim | sá māyáṃ maṇír ā́gamat sahá vrī́hi-yavā́bhyāṃ máhasā bhū́tyā sahá ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Whom Bṛhaspati bound on for the Gods, (to win) the Asura’s stronghold—this Jewel came hither with its wondrous power, together with rice and barley, with greatness, together with thriving weal.

Translation

婆罗诃斯波提为诸天缚定了那一位，以夺取阿修罗的坚固堡垒——这枚摩尼宝珠携其奇妙的幻力来到此处；并与稻米与大麦同来，与宏盛同来，并与兴旺福祉同来。

Word by Word

यम्whom / which (him)

अबध्नात्bound, fastened

बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati

देवेभ्यःfor the gods / to the gods

असुरक्षितिम्the Asura-dominion / Asura-protection (realm/guardianship)

सःhe

मायाम्magic, illusion, occult power

मणिःthe amulet / jewel

आगमत्came, arrived

सहtogether with

व्रीहियवाभ्याम्with rice and barley

महसाwith greatness, with might

भूत्याwith prosperity, welfare

सहtogether with

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (maṇi hymn complex).

Devata: Bṛhaspati; Anna (grain) as prosperity medium (secondary).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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