Naamkaran Sanskaara

कोऽसि कतमोऽसि कस्यासि को नामासि। 
यस्य ते नामामन्महि यं त्वा सोमेनातीतृपाम। 
भूर्भुवः स्वः सुप्रजाः प्रजाभिः स्यां सुवीरो वीरैः सुपोषः पोषैः ॥

Ko’si katamo’si kasyaasi ko naamaasi.
Yasya te naa-maaman-mahi
yam tvaa somena-atee-tripaam.
Bhoor bhuvah svah suprajaah prajaabhih 
syaam suveero veeraih supoṣhah poṣhaih.¹

We contemplate on God, by Whose Grace you, the best of children, are blessed to us. O Child, we offer these prayers for you and in your name. May God always bless and protect you. May the earth, air, and waters all be beneficial to you; may your future be filled with outstanding success, good fortune, and excellent health. May every breath that you take bring you vigor and strength.

कः who असि is कतमः which असि is कस्य whose असि is it कः what नामासि (नाम name) in your name यस्य whose ते know your नाम name अमन्महि and; mindfulness, think, belief यम् the त्वा you सोमेन of the bliss of peace, also from wealth, prosperity, etc अतीतृपाम satisfaction, fulfillment भूः भुवः स्वः earth, atmosphere, and space; past, present and future, etc सुप्रजा of the best of all children, superior among all प्रजाभिः with people स्याम् may it be सुवीरः superior to heroes वीरैः outstanding, hero सुपोष well-nourished पोषैः with nourishing, with vigor

ओं कोऽसि कतमोऽस्येषोऽस्यमृतोऽसि।
आहस्पत्यं मासं प्रविशासौ ॥ 

Om ko’si katamo’si eṣho’si-amrito’si.
Aahas-patyam maasam pravisha-asou.²

We contemplate the immortal, eternal God from where you have come, O Child of ours. May you always carry your name as a blessing of God throughout your life. May you always attain the blessings of God.

कः who असि is कतमः which असि is एषः this असि is अमृत immortality, eternity, heaven असि is आहस्पत्यं belonging to God मासं moon, months, time प्रविशासौ begin, attain

ओं त्वाह्ने परिददात्वहस्त्वा रात्र्यै परिददातु रात्रिस्त्वाहोरात्राभ्यां परिददात्वहोरात्रौ
त्वार्द्धमासेभ्यः परिदत्तामर्द्धमासास्त्वा मासेभ्यः परिददतु मासास्त्वर्तुभ्यः
परिददत्वृतवस्त्वा संवत्सराय परिददतु संवत्सरस्त्वायुषे जरायै परिददात्वसौ॥

Sa tvaahne pari-dadaatva-hastvaa
raatrai paridadaatu raatri-stvaah
aho-raatraabhyaam paridadaatva
aho-raatrou tvaarddhamaa-sebhyah
paridattaam-ardha-maasaastvaa
maasebhyah paridadatu maasaas-tvar-tubhyah
paridadat-vrita-vastvaa
samvat-saraaya paridadatu
samvat-sarastvaa-yuṣhe
jaraayai paridadaatva-asou.³

May you be protected by God’s grace. May the days entrust you to the nights, may the nights entrust you to the days. May the days and nights entrust you to the fortnights. May the fortnights entrust you to the months. May the months entrust you to the seasons. May the seasons entrust you to the years. And, may the years entrust you with long life and may you always cherish these blessings. 

त्व you अह्नाय speedily, soon परिददाति bestow, entrust to, grant वहस् offering त्व you रात्र्यै night, nightly परिददाति bestow, entrust to, grant रात्रिः night त्व you अहोरात्र day and night; continuously परिददाति bestow, entrust to, grant परिददात्वहोरात्रौ grant us even beyond day and night त्वार्द्धमासेभ्यः you please grant/bestow now परिदत्ते bestow, surrender, give मासः months after months त्व you मासेभ्यः culmination of months (time) परिददतु grant, bless तुभ्यम् to you, your मासास्त (long time; innumerable months) परिददाति bestow, entrust to, grant त्व you संवत्सराय yearly, annual, seasonal परिदत्ते bestow, surrender, give आयुष duration of life, long life जरायै cherish, hold dear पपरिददाति bestow, entrust to, grant असौ that

ओं सर्वं वै पूर्णं स्वाहा।

Om sarvam vai poorṇam svaahaa.⁴

हे बालक! त्वमायुष्मान् वर्चस्वी तेजस्वी श्रीमान् भूयाः। 

He baalak! Tvam aayuṣhmaan varchasvee tejasvee shreemaan bhooyah.

O child, may you always be blessed with health, vitality, intelligence, good fame, reputation, and a long life filled with even more blessings.

हे बालक O Child त्वम you आयुष्मत् healthy, long-lived, long life वर्चस्विन् vigorous, healthy, energetic तेजस्विन् brilliant, noble, powerful, dignity, generous/kind श्रीमान् respectful, famous, celebrated भूयाः most, exceedingly