Sukta 8
सूक्तम् 8
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+ Add ShlokaAtharvaveda — Kanda 3, Sukta 8, Mantra 1 (राष्ट्रधारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 3 · Verse 3.8.1
१-६ अथर्वा। १ मित्रः, पृथिवी, वरुणः, वायुः, अग्निः, २ धाता, सविता, इन्द्रः, त्वष्टा, अदितिः, ३ सोमः, सविता, आदित्यः, अग्निः, ४ विश्वे देवाः, ५-६ सांमनस्यम्। त्रिष्टुप्, २-३ जगती, ४ चतुष्पदा विराड् बृहतीगर्भा, ५ अनुष्टुप्। आ या॑तु मि॒त्र ऋ॒तुभिः॒ कल्प॑मानः संवे॒शय॑न् पृथि॒वीमु॒स्रिया॑भिः । अथा॒स्मभ्यं॒ वरु॑णो वा॒युर॒ग्निर्बृ॒हद् रा॒ष्ट्रं सं॑वे॒श्यंऽ दधातु ॥१॥
ā yātu mitra ṛtubhiḥ kalpamānaḥ saṃveśayan pṛthivīm usriyābhiḥ | athāsmabhyaṃ varuṇo vāyur agnir bṛhad rāṣṭraṃ saṃveśyaṃ dadhātu
Let Mitra come in due seasons, arranging, seating Earth with her bright ones. Then may Varuṇa, Vāyu, and Agni establish for us a vast, well-ordered realm.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 3, Sukta 8, Mantra 2 (राष्ट्रधारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 3 · Verse 3.8.2
धा॒ता रा॒तिः स॑वि॒तेदं जु॑षन्ता॒मिन्द्र॒स्त्वष्टा॒ प्रति॑ हर्यन्तु मे॒ वचः॑ । हु॒वे दे॒वीमदि॑तिं॒ शूर॑पुत्रां सजा॒तानां॑ मध्यमे॒ष्ठा यथासा॑नि ॥२॥
dhātā rātiḥ savitedaṃ juṣantām indras tvaṣṭā prati haryantu me vacaḥ | huve devīm aditiṃ śūraputrāṃ sajātānāṃ madhyameṣṭhā yathāsāni
May Dhātṛ’s giving and Savitṛ accept this; may Indra and Tvaṣṭṛ favor my speech. I invoke goddess Aditi, heroic mother, dwelling among her children as is fitting.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 3, Sukta 8, Mantra 3 (राष्ट्रधारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 3 · Verse 3.8.3
हु॒वे सोमं॑ सवि॒तारं॒ नमो॑भि॒र्विश्वा॑नादि॒त्याँ अ॒हमु॑त्तर॒त्वे। अ॒यम॒ग्निर्दी॑दायद् दी॒र्घमे॒व स॑जा॒तैरि॒द्धोऽप्र॑तिब्रुवद्भिः ॥३॥
huve somaṃ savitāraṃ namobhir viśvān ādityān aham uttaratve | ayam agnir dīdāyad dīrgham eva sajātair iddho ’pratibruvadbhiḥ
I call Soma and Savitṛ with reverence, and all the Ādityas, for supremacy. This Agni has blazed forth long, kindled by those well-born who never gainsay.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 3, Sukta 8, Mantra 4 (राष्ट्रधारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 3 · Verse 3.8.4
इ॒हेद॑साथ॒ न प॒रो ग॑मा॒थेर्यो॑ गो॒पाः पु॑ष्ट॒पति॑र्व॒ आज॑त्। अ॒स्मै कामा॒योप॑ का॒मिनी॒र्विश्वे॑ वो दे॒वा उ॑प॒संय॑न्तु ॥४॥
ihed asātha na paro gamāther yo gopāḥ puṣṭipatir vā ājat asmai kāmāyo pa kāminīr viśve vo devā upasaṃyantu
Stay here; go not elsewhere. He who is the herdsman, the lord of prosperity, has come. For him may all your desires, O gods, draw near with the desirous ones.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 3, Sukta 8, Mantra 5 (राष्ट्रधारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 3 · Verse 3.8.5
सं वो॒ मनां॑सि॒ सं व्र॒ता समाकू॑तीर्नमामसि । अ॒मी ये विव्र॑ता॒ स्थन॒ तान् वः॒ सं न॑मयामसि ॥५॥
saṃ vo manāṃsi saṃ vratā samākūtīr namāmasi amī ye vivratā sthana tān vaḥ saṃ namayāmasi
We bow to you with united minds, united vows, united intent. Those among you who are disunited, them we make united.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 3, Sukta 8, Mantra 6 (राष्ट्रधारणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 3 · Verse 3.8.6
अ॒हं गृ॑भ्णामि॒ मन॑सा॒ मनां॑सि॒ मम॑ चि॒त्तमनु॑ चि॒त्तेभि॒रेत॑ । मम॒ वशे॑षु॒ हृद॑यानि वः कृणोमि॒ मम॑ या॒तमनु॑वर्त्मान॒ एत॑ ॥६॥
ahaṃ gṛbhṇāmi manasā manāṃsi mama cittam anu cittebhir etam mama vaśeṣu hṛdayāni vaḥ kṛṇomi mama yātam anuvartmāna etam
I seize your minds with my mind; and my thought with your thoughts is yoked. I bring your hearts under my sway; your going follows this path of mine.