०५१ परिपाणम्

51 (53). For protection by Brihaspati and Indra.

परिपाणम्।
१ अङ्गिराः। इन्द्राबृहस्पती। त्रिष्टुप्।

[An̄giras.—bārhaspatyam. trāiṣṭubham.]

Comment

The directions admit also of being understood as from west, north, south, and east. RV. (and TS.) reads várivas in d, and so does Ppp. (varivaṣ kṛṇotu).

The fourth anuvāka ends here; it has, according to our division, 13 hymns and 30 verses; the other division counts 14 hymns; the quoted Anukr. is to this effect: dvāu pañcarcāu saṁniviṣṭāu caturthe; and, for the hymns: caturthe trayodaśa sūktāḥ—thus sanctioning our division.

A prayer for Brihaspati’s and Indra’s protection

Translation

1. Let Brihaspati protect us round about from behind, also from above,
   from below, against the malignant one; let Indra from in front and from
   midway make wide space for us, a companion for companions.

Notes

The directions admit also of being understood as from west, north,
south, and east. RV. (and TS.) reads várivas in d, and so does
Ppp. (varivaṣ kṛṇotu).

The fourth anuvāka ends here; it has, according to our division, 13
hymns and 30 verses; the other division counts 14 hymns; the quoted
Anukr. is to this effect: dvāu pañcarcāu saṁniviṣṭāu caturthe; and,
for the hymns: caturthe trayodaśa sūktāḥ—thus sanctioning our
division.

Brihaspati protect us from the sinner, from rearward, from above, and from below us! May Indra from the front and from the centre, as friend to friends, vouchsafe us room and freedom.

बृह॒स्पतिः॑। नः॒। परि॑। पा॒तु॒। प॒श्चात्। उ॒त। उत्ऽत॑रस्मान्। अध॑रात्। अ॒घ॒ऽयोः। इन्द्रः॑। पु॒रस्ता॑त्। उ॒त। म॒ध्य॒तः। नः॒। सखा॑। सखि॑ऽभ्यः। वरी॑यः। कृ॒णो॒तु॒। ५३.१।

• इन्द्राबृहस्पती
• अङ्गिराः
• त्रिष्टुप्
• परिपाण सूक्त

पराक्रम करने का उपदेश।

पदार्थान्वयभाषाः - (बृहस्पतिः) बड़े शूरों का रक्षक सेनापति (नः) हमें (पश्चात्) पीछे, (उत्तरस्मात्) ऊपर (उत) और (अधरात्) नीचे से (अघायोः) बुरा चीतनेवाले शत्रु से (परि पातु) सब प्रकार बचावे। (इन्द्रः) बड़े ऐश्वर्यवाला राजा (पुरस्तात्) आगे से (उत) और (मध्यतः) मध्य से (नः) हमारे लिये (वरीयः) विस्तीर्ण स्थान (कृणोतु) करे, (सखा) जैसे मित्र (सखिभ्यः) मित्रों के लिये [करता है] ॥

भावार्थभाषाः - मनुष्य वीरों में महावीर और प्रतापियों में महाप्रतापी होकर दुष्टों से प्रजा की सर्वथा रक्षा करे ॥१॥ यह मन्त्र कुछ भेद से ऋग्वेद में है ॥ १०।४२।११ ॥ इति चतुर्थोऽनुवाकः ॥

टिप्पणी: १−(बृहस्पतिः) बृहतां शूराणां पालकः सेनापतिः (परि) सर्वतः (पातु) रक्षतु (पश्चात्) (उत) अपि च (उत्तरस्मात्) ऊर्ध्वाल्लोकात् (अधरात्) अधस्तनाल्लोकात् (अघायोः) अ० १।२०।२। पापेच्छुकात्। दुराचारिणः (इन्द्रः) परमैश्वर्यवान् राजा (पुरस्तात्) अग्रे (उत) (मध्यतः) मध्यात् (नः) अस्मभ्यम् (सखा) सुहृत् (सखिभ्यः) मित्राणां हिताय (वरीयः) उरुतरं स्थानम् (कृणोतु) करोतु ॥