Mantra 14

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोम एकेभ्यः पवते घृतमेक उपासते । येभ्यो मधु प्रधावति तांश्चिदेवापि गच्छतात्

IAST Transliteration

sóma ékebhyaḥ pavate ghṛtám éka upā́sate | yébhyo mádhu pradhā́vati tā́ṁś cid evā́pi gacchatāt ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

For some the Soma clarifies itself; some worship ghee. To whom the sweet mead runneth forth—unto those, even unto them also, may he go.

Translation

لِبَعْضِهِمْ يَتَصَفّى السُّوما لِنَفْسِهِ، وَبَعْضُهُمْ يَتَعَبَّدُونَ لِلسَّمْنِ المُقَدَّسِ (غْرِتَا). وَالَّذِينَ يَجْرِي إِلَيْهِمُ العَسَلُ الحُلْوُ مُنْدَفِعًا—إِلَيْهِمْ أَيْضًا، نَعَمْ إِلَيْهِمْ، فَلْيَذْهَبْ.

Word by Word

सोमःSoma (the soma-juice/deity)

एकेभ्यःfrom some (persons/groups)

पवतेpurifies/flows (as purified)

घृतम्ghee/clarified butter

एकःone (person)

उपासतेthey worship/attend upon

येभ्यःto whom

मधुhoney/sweet drink

प्रधावतिruns forth/flows toward

तान्those (persons)

चित्even

एवjust/indeed

अपिalso

गच्छतात्let him/it go (to them)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Pitṛs/Yama-hymn seers in AV 18 (Anuṣṭubh funerary corpus; exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition).

Devata: Yama and the Pitṛs (implicitly), with Soma/ghṛta/madhu as efficacious media.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant funerary meter in AV 18).

Mantra Rasa

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