यावया वृक्यं वृकं यवय स्तेनमूर्म्ये। अथा नः सुतरा भव ॥ ६ ॥
yāvayā vṛkyaṁ vṛkaṁ yavaya stēnamūrmyē | athā naḥ sutarā bhava || 6 ||
Translation
Keep away the she-wolf and the wolf, keep away the thief, O billowing Night; then be easy for us to cross.
Word by word
- yavaya
- keep away
- vṛkyam
- the she-wolf
- vṛkam
- the wolf
- stēnam
- the thief
- ūrmyē
- O billowing one (Night, rolling like a wave)
- atha
- then
- naḥ
- for us
- sutarā
- easy to cross
- bhava
- be
Meaning
Now the prayer turns to protection. Night is asked to hold back every danger that moves in the dark, so that the night becomes a safe passage to the morning.