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# Mantrabrahmana 1.2

Padapāṭha (sandhi-resolved text, TITUS) 1.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.1)

imam aśmānam ā-roha  
aśmā iva tvam sthirā bhava /  
dviṣantam apa-bādhasva  
mā ca tvam dviṣatām adhas //

> Mount this stone;  
> like a stone, be firm!  
> Thrust away the enemy;  
> and do not be beneath enemies!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.2)

iyam nārī upa-brūte  
agnau lājān ā-vapantī /  
dīrgha-āyuṣ astu me patiṣ  
śatam varṣāṇi jīvatu  
edhantām jñātayas mama // svāhā //

> This woman prays,  
> scattering parched grains into the fire:  
> ‘Long-lived may my husband be;  
> may he live a hundred years;  
> may my kinsmen flourish!’ // svāhā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.3)

aryamaṇam nu devam  
kanyās agnim ayakṣata /  
sa imām devas aryamā  
pra itas muñcatu mā amutas // svāhā //

> To god Aryaman now  
> the maidens have sacrificed, to Agni.  
> May that god Aryaman  
> release her from here, not from there! // svāhā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.4)

pūṣaṇam nu devam  
kanyās agnim ayakṣata /  
sa imām devas pūṣā  
pra itas muñcatu mā amutas // svāhā //

> To god Pūṣan now  
> the maidens have sacrificed, to Agni.  
> May that god Pūṣan  
> release her from here, not from there! // svāhā  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.5)

kanyalā pitṛbhyas pati-lokam yatī  
iyam apa dīkṣām ayaṣṭa /  
kanye uta tvayā vayam dhārās udanyās iva  
ati-gāhemahi dviṣas //

> The maiden, going from the fathers to the husband's realm,  
> has sacrificed away the consecration.  
> O maiden, also through you may we cross beyond enemies  
> like watery streams!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.6)

ekam iṣe viṣṇuṣ tvā nayatu //

> One \[step\] for sap: may Viṣṇu lead you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.7)

dve ūrje viṣṇuṣ tvā nayatu //

> Two \[steps\] for strength: may Viṣṇu lead you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.8)

trīṇi vratāya viṣṇuṣ tvā nayatu //

> Three \[steps\] for sacred observance: may Viṣṇu lead you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.9)

catvāri māyas-bhavāya viṣṇuṣ tvā nayatu //

> Four \[steps\] for comfort: may Viṣṇu lead you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.10)

pañca paśubhyas viṣṇuṣ tvā nayatu //

> Five \[steps\] for cattle: may Viṣṇu lead you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.11)

ṣaṭ rāyas poṣāya viṣṇuṣ tvā nayatu //

> Six \[steps\] for increase of wealth: may Viṣṇu lead you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.12)

sapta saptabhyas hotrābhyas viṣṇuṣ tvā nayatu //

> Seven \[steps\] for seven priestly offices: may Viṣṇu lead you!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.13)

sakhā sapta-padī bhava  
sakhyam te gameyam  
sakhyāt te mā yoṣam  
sakhyāt me mā yoṣṭhās //

> Be a companion, having taken the seven steps;  
> may I enter into your companionship;  
> may I not be separated from your companionship;  
> may you not be separated from my companionship!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.14)

su-maṅgalīṣ iyam vadhūṣ  
imām sam-ā=ita paśyata /  
sau-bhāgyam asyai dattvāya  
atha astam vi-parā=itana //

> Most auspicious is this bride;  
> come together, behold her!  
> Having bestowed good fortune upon her,  
> then depart to your home!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.15)

sam-añjantu viśve devās  
sam āpas hṛdayāni nau /  
sam mātariśvā sam dhātā  
sam u deṣṭrī dadhātu nau //

> May the All-Gods unite,  
> may the Waters unite the hearts of us two!  
> May Mātariśvan, may Dhātṛ,  
> and may Deṣṭrī unite us two!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.16)

gṛbhnāmi te sau-bhagatvāya hastam  
mayā patyā jarat-aṣṭiṣ yathā asas /  
bhagas aryamā savitā purandhiṣ  
mahyam tvā aduṣ gārha-patyāya devās //

> I grasp your hand for good fortune,  
> so that with me as your husband you may reach old age.  
> Bhaga, Aryaman, Savitṛ, Purandhi—  
> the gods have given you to me for household rulership.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.17)

a-ghora=cakṣuṣ a-pati=ghnī edhi  
śivā paśubhyas su-manās su-varcās /  
vīra-sūṣ jīva-sūṣ deva-kāmā syonā  
śam nas bhava dvi-pade śam catuṣ-pade //

> Be one with no terrible glance, not a husband-slayer,  
> auspicious to cattle, cheerful-minded, full of splendor,  
> a bearer of heroes, a bearer of living \[children\], loving the gods, gentle;  
> bring welfare to our two-footed, welfare to our four-footed \[beings\]!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.18)

ā nas prajām janayatu prajā-patiṣ  
ā jarasāya sam-anaktu aryamā /  
a-duṣ=maṅgalīṣ pati-lokam ā-viśa  
śam nas bhava dvi-pade śam catuṣ-pade //

> May Prajāpati produce offspring for us;  
> may Aryaman unite \[us\] unto old age!  
> Without inauspicious signs, enter the husband's realm;  
> bring welfare to our two-footed, welfare to our four-footed \[beings\]!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.19)

imām tvam indra mīḍhvas  
su-putrām su-bhagām kṛdhi /  
daśa asyām putrān ā-dhehi  
patim ekā-daśam kuru //

> Bountiful Indra, make her  
> one with good sons and fortunate!  
> Place ten sons in her;  
> make her husband the eleventh!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.20)

sam-rājñī śvaśure bhava  
sam-rājñī śvaśrvām bhava /  
nanāndari sam-rājñī bhava  
sam-rājñī adhi devṛṣu //

> Be a sovereign queen over your father-in-law;  
> be a sovereign queen over your mother-in-law!  
> Be a sovereign queen over your sister-in-law;  
> be a sovereign queen over your brothers-in-law!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.2.21)

mama vrate te hṛdayam dadhātu  
mama cittam anu cittam te astu /  
mama vācam eka-manās juṣasva  
bṛhas-patiṣ tvā ni-yunaktu mahyam //

> May \[he\] place your heart in my sacred observance;  
> may your mind follow my mind!  
> Single-minded, delight in my word;  
> may Bṛhaspati join you to me!  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha~en-mt.1.2.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Mantrabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra.1.2.1) — Sanskrit

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