Mantra 26

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्नीषोमाभ्यां कामाय मित्राय वरुणाय च । तेभ्यो याचन्ति ब्राह्मणास्तेष्वा वृश्चतेऽददत्

IAST Transliteration

agnīṣómābhyā́ṁ kā́māya mitrā́ya váruṇāya ca | tébhyo yā́canti brāhmaṇā́s téṣv ā́ vṛ́ścate ’dádat ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For Agni-Soma, for Desire, for Mitra and for Varuṇa—unto these the Brahmans make request: against them he cutteth (his bond), who giveth not.

Translation

为阿耆尼—苏摩（Agni-Soma），为欲（Kāma），并为密多罗（Mitra）与伐楼那（Varuṇa）——婆罗门向这些神明祈求；凡不施与者，便是对他们割断（其系缚）。

Word by Word

अग्नीषोमाभ्याम्by/with Agni and Soma

कामायfor (the sake of) desire

मित्रायto/for Mitra

वरुणायto/for Varuṇa

चand

तेभ्यःfrom them (i.e., from those deities)

याचन्तिthey beg/ask

ब्राह्मणाःthe Brahmins

तेषुamong/in them

आtowards, unto (prefixal ‘ā-’)

वृश्चतेhe/it cuts off, lops

अददत्he gave

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Book 12 normative materials).

Devata: Agni-Soma; Mitra; Varuṇa; Kāma (as aim/impelling force).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely).

Mantra Rasa

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