Mahamrityuunjaya Tryambakam mantra.. of Lord Shiva..

The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (Sanskrit: महामृत्युंजय मंत्र, Mahāmṛtyuṃjaya Mantra "great death-conquering mantra"), also called the Tryambakam Mantra, is a verse of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12). It is addressed to Tryambaka "the three-eyed one", an epithet of Rudra, later identified with Shiva. The verse also recurs in the Yajurveda (TS 1.8.6.i; VS 3.60)

Along with the Gayatri mantra it is one of the most widely known mantras of contemporary Hinduism.

The mantra reads

त्रयम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।

उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् म्रुत्योर्मुक्षिय मामृतात् ॥

( transliteration):

tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam

urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt

This great mantra dedicated to Rudra as Mrityunjaya is found in the Rig Veda. It is called the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra, the Great Death-Conquering mantra. It is a mantra that has many names and forms. It is called the Rudra mantra, referring to the furious aspect of Shiva; the Tryambakam mantra, alluding to Shiva's three eyes; and it is sometimes known as the Mrita-Sanjivini mantra because it is a component of the "life-restoring" practice given to the primordial sage Shukra after he had completed an exhausting period of austerity. The Maha Mrityunjaya mantra is hailed by the sages as the heart of the Veda. Along with the Gayatri mantra it holds the highest place among the many mantras used for contemplation and meditation

Word to Word Meaning of Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

• tryambakam = the three-eyed one (accusative case)

• yajāmahe = We worship, adore, honor, revere

• sugandhim = sweet smelling, fragrant (accusative case)

• pushti = A well-nourished condition, thriving, prosperous, fullness of life

• vardhanam = One who nourishes, strengthens, causes to increase (in health, wealth, well-being); who gladdens, exhilarates, and restores health; a good gardener

• urvārukam = brinjal (in the accusative case)

• iva = like, just as

• bandhanān = "from captivity" {i.e. to the stem of the brinjal} (of the gourd);(the ending is actually long a then -d which changes to n/anusvara because of sandhi)

• mrityor = From death

• mukṣīya= Free us, liberate us

• ma = not

• āmṛtāt = [for] immortality, emancipation

Simple Translation

We hail the fragrant Three-eyed One who nourishes [all] and increases the [sweet] fullness of life. As the brinjal is liberated from captivity [to its stem], may we [also] be liberated (mukshiya) from death (mrityor) for the sake of immortality (maamritaat).