Mantra 1

Sukta 36

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वैश्वानरः। वऋतावानं वैश्वानरमृतस्य ज्योतिषस्पतिम्। अजस्रं घर्ममीमहे

IAST Transliteration

vaíśvānaraḥ | vr̥tā́vānaṃ vaíśvānaram r̥tásya jyótiṣas pátim | ájasraṃ gharmám īmahe ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Vaiśvānara—him, rich in ṛta, Vaiśvānara, lord of the light of Order—unceasing heat and glow we crave and supplicate.

Translation

毗湿瓦那罗——那富于ṛta（宇宙正序）的毗湿瓦那罗，秩序之光的主宰——我等祈求并恳请那不息的热与光辉。

Word by Word

• वैश्वानरः: Vaiśvānara (Agni), the all-men’s fire
• वैश्वानरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृतावानम्: the vow-possessing / steadfast one
• वृतावानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृतावन् (प्रातिपदिक; व्रत + वान्)

• वैश्वानरम्: Vaiśvānara (Agni)
• वैश्वानरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्वानर (प्रातिपदिक)

• ऋतस्य: of Ṛta (cosmic order / truth)
• ऋतस्य: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत (प्रातिपदिक)

• ज्योतिषः: of light
• ज्योतिषः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्योतिस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• पतिम्: lord, master
• पतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)

• अजस्रम्: unceasing, continual
• अजस्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजस्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• घर्मम्: heat; (also) hot drink/oblation; here: the hot/fiery one (Agni)
• घर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: घर्म (प्रातिपदिक)

• ईमहे: we worship / we revere
• ईमहे: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु) → ईमहे (आत्मनेपद)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Vaiśvānara (Agni as lord of ṛta’s light)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Mantra Rasa

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