The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra reads: In Devanagari script: ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ।। oṁ tryambakaṁ yajāmahe sugandhiṁ puṣṭi-vardhanam ǀ urvārukam-iva bandhanānmṛtyormukṣīya māmṛtāt ǁ Word-by-word meaning of the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra:- ॐ oṁ = is a sacred/mystical syllable in Sanatan Dharma or hindu religions, i.e. Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. त्र्यम्बकम् tryambakam = the three-eyed one त्रि + अम्बकम् = tri + ambakam = three + eye यजामहे yajāmahe = We worship, adore, honour, revere, सुगन्धिम् sugandhim = sweet smelling, fragrant (accusative case), पुष्टि puṣṭi = A well-nourished condition, thriving, prosperous, fullness of life, वर्धनम् vardhanam = One who nourishes, strengthens, causes to increase (in health, wealth, well-being); who gladdens, exhilarates, and restores health; a good gardener, पुष्टि-वर्धनम् = puṣṭi+vardhanam = पुष्टि: वर्धते अनेन तत् = puṣṭiḥ vardhate anena tat (samas)= The one who nourishes someone else and gives his life fullness. उर्वारुकमिव urvaruukamiva = like the cucumber or melon (: Some people have decomposed the compound urvārukam in this way: urva means vishal or big and powerful or deadly; arukam means disease. But urva (उर्वा) does not mean vishal in Sanskrit; rather it is cognate with the Hindi word oorva (ऊर्वा); so this translation is not correct. बन्धनान् bandhanān = from captivity {i.e. from the stem of the cucumber} (of the gourd); (the ending is actually long a, then -t, which changes to n/anusvara because of sandhi) Note: bandhanān means bound down. Thus, read with urvārukam iva, it means I am bound down just like a cucumber (to a vine). मृत्योर्मुक्षीय mṛtyormukṣīya = Free, liberate From death मृत्यु: + मुक्षीय = mṛtyuḥ + mokshifrom death + free (Vedic usage) मा ∫ मृतात् mā ∫ mṛtāt = (give) me immortality, emancipation Free me from certain death.
Posted on: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:00:03 +0000
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